{"id":12564,"date":"2026-01-28T20:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/bill-belichick-all-smiles-with-recruit-after-hall-of-fame-snub\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:32:46","slug":"bill-belichick-all-smiles-with-recruit-after-hall-of-fame-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/bill-belichick-all-smiles-with-recruit-after-hall-of-fame-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick All Smiles With Recruit After Hall of Fame Snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Bill Belichick<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">All Smiles On Recruiting Trail<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; After HOF Snub<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-28T12:21:50-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              January 28, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:21 PM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-2d170742b616b92a6ac3d56f8d66d3d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/4by3\/2026\/01\/28\/a6b7aef9b6f1412f9b2efe472cb9f51d_md.jpg\" alt=\"bill belichick main getty x @mekai_brown\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d170742b616b92a6ac3d56f8d66d3d4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ea115659b99cce00f04377609b37979c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Bill Belichick<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>isn&#8217;t letting his Hall of Fame snub keep him down &#8212; the eight-time Super Bowl champion is out on the recruiting trail, gearing up for his second year at North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ea115659b99cce00f04377609b37979c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0c3cfe185f7e7ab924d469e6a5cad149\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Mekai Brown<\/strong>, a four-star recruit out of Connecticut, shared a photo of himself alongside the legendary coach &#8230; stating it was from a visit on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0c3cfe185f7e7ab924d469e6a5cad149--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e3a978bbd5c4ca97979de316f262fadb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e3a978bbd5c4ca97979de316f262fadb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b8aefb464e3ebf17bf01ab6bb1701b43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Despite the internet being up in arms about Belichick not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer, it doesn&#8217;t seem like he&#8217;s letting it stop him from doing everything he can to build on his first year with the Tar Heels.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b8aefb464e3ebf17bf01ab6bb1701b43--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a8f06d703dc805b9404116d61cb54efe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We have yet to hear from the 73-year-old directly about the whole situation, but plenty of names in the sports world are pissed off about the final vote.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a8f06d703dc805b9404116d61cb54efe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-71a94e6a7bb5d22b191c3c72129d8dc5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Names like <strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>, <strong>JJ Watt<\/strong>, <strong>Terrell Owens<\/strong>, <strong>LeBron James <\/strong>and <strong>Jimmy Johnson <\/strong>are among the countless people speaking out on the snub.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-71a94e6a7bb5d22b191c3c72129d8dc5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-42fb338ab83489d2054ca19e28efc6e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260128_37e03eea1da54b799ca1975cdbd3b7eb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0e7c4b4b-661e-466c-a4db-89fc50e7b14d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/37\/4by3\/2026\/01\/28\/37e03eea1da54b799ca1975cdbd3b7eb_md.jpg\" alt=\"bill belichick reactions x\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-42fb338ab83489d2054ca19e28efc6e5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-80d07a681ee23a7adf9fa4de11e5a0a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We even heard from <strong>Tom Brady <\/strong>on his former coach being left out, who said he &#8220;doesn&#8217;t understand it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-80d07a681ee23a7adf9fa4de11e5a0a9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-40f93df53943ae004ad29070b6716964\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;If he&#8217;s not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there&#8217;s really no coach that should ever be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-40f93df53943ae004ad29070b6716964--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-69c7bf18b93a01693708c8728018aabd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-69c7bf18b93a01693708c8728018aabd-1199745284-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Brady on Bill Belichick not making the Hall of Fame:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t understand it. If he&#8217;s not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there&#8217;s really no coach that should ever be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleSports?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SeattleSports<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tfBLZ1mNNk\">pic.twitter.com\/tfBLZ1mNNk<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/r0f9p6iNjl<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/2016567815508009412?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 28, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@MySportsUpdate<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-69c7bf18b93a01693708c8728018aabd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b128a35a03a7ad3f7dea1071a014d121\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The official class of 2026 will be unveiled during NFL Honors next week in San Francisco. We wouldn&#8217;t be surprised one bit if Bill decides to skip.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b128a35a03a7ad3f7dea1071a014d121--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Belichick All Smiles On Recruiting Trail &#8230; After HOF Snub Published January 28, 2026 12:21 PM PST Bill Belichick isn&#8217;t letting his Hall of Fame snub keep him down &#8212; the eight-time Super Bowl champion is out on the recruiting trail, gearing up for his second year at North Carolina. 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