Julian Edelman Makes His Thoughts On Hall Of Fame Clear After Bill Belichick Snub originally appeared on NESN.
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New England Patriots legend Bill Belichick was snubbed from the Hall of Fame earlier this year, and Julian Edelman recently shared his thoughts on the matter.
During an appearance on the “St. Brown Podcast,” Edelman was asked about how his view of the Hall of Fame has changed after seeing Belichick not make it as a first-ballot member.
“That’s kind of a joke, No?” Edelman said on April 29. “It’s been funny. I don’t know what you have to do to be a first ballot Hall of Famer. It is what it is. There’s a bunch of haters out there. The Patriot hate is clearly real. It’s real. This guy won six Super Bowls as a head coach, two as a coordinator, developed the nickel defense, has the perfect regular season and has some of the craziest accolades of all-time, and he doesn’t make it. It just tells me that it’s true that there are real haters out there who will just hate on people. It does make you look a little different at the Hall of Fame.”
Edelman played his entire career with Belichick as his head coach. He won three Super Bowls and a Super Bowl MVP with Belichick. Belichick ranks first in NFL history among head coaches in Super Bowls, playoff wins and conference championships. He is a three-time Coach of the Year as well. He ranks second to Don Shula in total wins and third all-time in regular-season wins.
ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham reported that there was an effort to make Belichick “wait a year” as punishment for New England’s Spygate scandal during the voting process. Belichick will be a Hall of Famer, but the fact that he was not a first-ballot Hall of Famer is a stain on the Hall of Fame’s reputation.
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