8 Ways to Fix Pro Football's Broken Hall of Fame Voting Process

Eight Ways to Fix Pro Football's Hall of Fame Voting Issues

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's voting process is widely considered flawed, with calls for significant reforms to enhance fairness and transparency. Key proposals include expanding the voting body beyond the current 50 media members to include all Hall of Famers, historians, and experienced coaches or GMs. Eliminating geographical bias and unnecessary logjams on the ballot are also crucial steps to better reflect player capabilities. Overall, a …

Hall of Fame considering voting changes after Bill Belichick’s snub, per report

Unless you live like Patrick Star, you’ve probably heard that Bill Belichick was not a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. If people could bet on such things, Belichick was enough of a foregone conclusion to be a first-ballot choice that betting markets wouldn’t have had him on their boards. But somehow, he’s going to have to wait another year to (hopefully) reach Canton’s hallowed halls. It’s unfortunate that the Hall of Fame can’t do anyt…

NFL Hall of Fame Misses the Mark

Hall Of Fame discussion has really become a massive hobby of mine over the past decade. I guess as you get older, you gain more perspective and develop even more appreciation for the stuff you have watched over the years. This weekend, the Pro Football Hall Of Fame will unveil its class of 2026. That class will NOT include legendary Patriots coach Bill Belichick and two time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning. Talk about amateur hour.  L…

Pro Football Hall of Fame weighing changes to voting process after Bill Belichick snub

One of the most surprising storylines to emerge during the two-week buildup to Super Bowl LX was the news that Bill Belichick had been snubbed in his first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And much like Belichick’s inevitable induction into Canton, it now appears to be a matter of not “if” but rather “when” the Hall of Fame will make changes to its voting process. Appearing on the NFL Network’s pregame coverage on Sunday, J…

8 Ways to Fix Pro Football's Broken Hall of Fame Voting Process

Bill Belichick belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and there isn’t a good counterargument to that. He would be in the Hall already if the selection process wasn’t completely broken. The people who run the Hall have promised to fix it, but the solutions they recently leaked are likely to make it even worse. They need a complete overhaul, a bigger electorate and more transparency — in essence, a completely new approach to selecting Hall of F…