In the days since someone leaked that Bill Belichick had been snubbed in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility, the North Carolina coach has enjoyed an unexpected and significant amount of sympathy and goodwill.
So why not burn some of it?
Natasha Dye of People.com reports that Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, plans to have a “huge bash” for Belichick on the same day as the 2026 Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.
An unnamed source told Dye that Tom Brady, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Parcells “and others who were planning on attending Bill’s HOF induction ceremony in Canton are invited.”
Also invited will be “many of the outspoken supporters from the wake of Belichick’s HOF snub.” (I won’t hold my breath on that one.)
If Belichick will be attending his own party that day, he won’t be in Canton if/when his former boss, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is enshrined. Kraft and Belichick are two of five candidates that have essentially been pitted against each other, with each of the 50 Hall of Fame voters selecting only three. (The others are Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, and L.C. Greenwood.)
No leaks have emerged as to whether Kraft made it. And even though Kraft has made it clear that he believes Belichick should have made it, it’s probably a safe bet that he won’t be invited, either, given the lingering animosity between Belichick and the Patriots.
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