NFL legend Rodney Harrison roasts colleague over alleged Bill Belichick Hall of Fame snub

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New England Patriots fable Rodney Harrison appeared to instrumentality a swipe astatine his workfellow Tony Dungy aft Bill Belichick was near retired of the Pro Football Hall of Fame connected the archetypal ballot.

The Hall of Fame voters’ determination to support Belichick retired of Canton connected the archetypal ballot caused backlash crossed the NFL world. Social media began to set unneurotic to effort to find the voters who decided not to springiness Belichick the nod.

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Rodney Harrison (left) and Tony Dungy speech connected the tract earlier the crippled betwixt the Houston Texans and the Detroit Lions astatine NRG Stadium connected Nov. 10, 2024.  (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)

Dungy, the erstwhile Indianapolis Colts caput coach, was accused of being 1 of the voters who didn’t backmost Belichick. He hasn’t revealed his ballot and Harrison appeared to beryllium talking to Dungy straight erstwhile helium defended his erstwhile caput coach.

"Any database that doesn’t see Bill Belichick astatine the apical is perfectly wrong," Harrison said during NBC’s Super Bowl LX coverage. "And a batch of those players that we mention, they’re large players. I played with Drew Brees, I played with Adam Vinatieri, but there’s cipher much deserving than manager Belichick.

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NBC Sports broadcaster Rodney Harrison during the crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Chargers and the Buffalo Bills astatine SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)

"I’ve seen his greatness. I’ve seen him plan defenses to halt your (Dungy’s) offense. You conscionable look astatine the players that he’s impacted. He’s been unbelievable. And erstwhile I look passim the Hall of Fame … Tom BradyTom Brady wouldn’t beryllium Tom Brady without Bill Belichick. And that’s the disappointing portion of it, coach. And you guys got it wrong."

Dungy, again, didn’t accidental whether helium voted for Belichick, citing an "oath" helium took to debar discussing immoderate actions down the scenes. Out of the class that Belichick was successful – with Robert Kraft, Roger Craig, Ken Anderson and L.C. Greenwood – helium didn’t prime up capable votes. Craig was voted into the Hall of Fame retired of those selections.

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Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts reacts aft giving up a archetypal 4th touchdown to the Chicago Bears successful Super Bowl XLI connected Feb. 4, 2007 astatine Dolphin Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida.  (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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The Super Bowl champion manager took contented with the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s voting procedures.

"People deliberation we voted against Bill Belichick," Dungy said. "We did not. In fact, the aforesaid nonstop vote. As a substance of fact, if the aforesaid nonstop ballot had taken place, aforesaid totals arsenic 2 years ago, Bill Belichick would person been successful and truthful would different deserving Hall of Famer and that is wherefore I’m upset. That is not right."

Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder exertion for Fox News Digital.

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