"If you have Bill Belichick not making the Pro Football Hall of Fame, you should not have a vote for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The guy has eight Super Bowl titles; there's only been 59 of 'em. ... Like, what are you doing? What qualifications do you want? How do you tell the story of the NFL without Bill Belichick?"
"There was no sugarcoating. Watt made his thoughts crystal clear, and it sounded like he was about to blow a fuse. The retired superstar pass rusher and current CBS Sports analyst wants to see everyone who voted against Belichick removed from the selection committee."
Watt reacted with anger and disbelief to Bill Belichick failing to secure first-ballot Hall of Fame status. Watt followed an initial social media response with a forceful on-air rant on the Pat McAfee Show, urging accountability for voters who opposed Belichick. Watt argued that Belichick’s eight Super Bowl titles and his position near the top of career wins make exclusion inexplicable. Watt called for removal of any selectors who voted against Belichick and questioned how the NFL’s history can be told without Belichick’s inclusion. Watt described the omission as blasphemous and a major sports tragedy.
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