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Bill Belichick again is among five coaching candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Maaddi, R. (2026, November 5). Bill Belichick again is among five coaching candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/bill-belichick-again-is-among-five-coaching-candidates-for-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame/article_75b405b5-19c8-5fef-b651-7098f13369ba.html

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Bill Belichick is once again among five coaching candidates for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2027. Joining him are Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Dan Reeves, and Mike Shanahan. These coaches were selected from an initial list of 14 nominees by a subcommittee of the Hall. Last year, Belichick was criticized for not being elected in his first year of eligibility despite winning six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots alongside Tom Brady.

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Bill Belichick is once again among the five coaching candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2027, a year after he was surprisingly snubbed despite being widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. Alongside Belichick are Tom Coughlin, Dan Reeves, Mike Holmgren, and Mike Shanahan. The list of candidates was announced by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on November 5, 2026, after a subcommittee narrowed down an initial field of 14 nominees. Belichick's exclusion last year sparked intense criticism across the NFL, with former player Tom Brady calling it "completely ridiculous." The coaching subcommittee will meet again on November 17 to select one candidate from this group for final consideration by the full selection committee.

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Belichick PERSON · 8× Giants ORG · 4× Hall ORG · 4× Brady PERSON · 2× Broncos ORG · 2× Canton GPE · 2× Coughlin PERSON · 2× Reeves PERSON · 2× Bill Belichick PERSON · 1× the Pro Football Hall of Fame ORG · 1×

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The Hall said that would lead to a range of three to seven Hall of Famers each year, with by far the most likely number to get the necessary support being either five or six people.

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The subcommittee will select one candidate to be considered when the Hall’s selection committee determines a new class of enshrinees in early 2027.

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Bill Belichick again is among five coaching candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame · assertive framing

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Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Dan Reeves and Mike Shanahan join Belichick in the Coach category for possible election into the Hall’s Class of 2027. asserted

Coughlin → join → 2027

The list was announced Thursday by the Canton, Ohio-based Pro Football Hall of Fame. asserted

list → announce → Fame

Members of the Hall’s coaching subcommittee made their selections from an original field of 14 nominees. asserted

Members → make → nominees

The subcommittee will select one candidate to be considered when the Hall’s selection committee determines a new class of enshrinees in early 2027. asserted

committee → select → 2027

All five reached this stage last year when Belichick advanced in the process but the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach was not elected in his first year of eligibility. asserted

coach → reach → eligibility

Belichick’s snub was criticized intensely around the NFL. asserted

snub → criticize → NFL

“If he’s not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there’s really no coach that should ever be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, which is completely ridiculous because people deserve it. asserted

people → ’ → it

He’s incredible,” Tom Brady said. asserted

Brady → ’ → ?

Belichick and Brady won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. asserted

Belichick → win → Patriots

Belichick also won two as a defensive assistant coach with the New York Giants. asserted

Belichick → win → Giants

Belichick’s career included a sign-stealing scandal dubbed “Spygate” in the 2007 season. asserted

career → include → season

He was fined $500,000 after the team was caught filming defensive signals from the New York Jets during a game. asserted

team → fin → game

He’s in his second season coaching in college at North Carolina. asserted

He → ’ → Carolina

Coughlin won two Super Bowls with the Giants, beating Belichick, Brady and the Patriots both times. asserted

Coughlin → win → Belichick

Coughlin also won a title with Giants as an assistant coach. asserted

Coughlin → win → coach

Holmgren led the Green Bay Packers to one Super Bowl title and was 174-122, including postseason, in 17 seasons with the Packers and Seattle Seahawks. asserted

Holmgren → lead → Packers

He also won two Super Bowls as an assistant with the San Francisco 49ers. asserted

He → win → 49ers

He led the Broncos to the Super Bowl three times and the Falcons once, going 0-4. asserted

He → lead → Bowl

Reeves won a title as an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. asserted

Reeves → win → Cowboys

Shanahan won back-to-back Super Bowls with Denver and was 178-144 in 20 seasons with the Broncos and Washington Redskins. asserted

Shanahan → win → Broncos

He also won a title with the 49ers as an assistant coach. asserted

He → win → coach

On Wednesday, the Hall of Fame announced the five contributors who have advanced in the process: Ralph Hay, Robert Kraft, Virginia McCaskey, Doug Williams and John Wooten. asserted

who → announce → process

The final list of 15 candidates will include one contributor, one coach and 13 modern-era players. asserted

list → include → contributor

The group will be reduced to 10 and then seven candidates. asserted

group → reduce → 10

A 25-person selection committee will be able to vote for six people, with 80% of support needed. asserted

% → vote → support

The Hall said that would lead to a range of three to seven Hall of Famers each year, with by far the most likely number to get the necessary support being either five or six people. asserted

number → say → support

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027 will be announced at “NFL Honors” in Los Angeles in February and enshrined next August in Canton. asserted

Class → announce → Canton

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