who did not vote for bill belichick

Bill Belichick did not get unanimous support from the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, and only one specific “no” vote has publicly identified himself so far: Vahe Gregorian of the Kansas City Star.

Quick Scoop: What actually happened?

• The Hall of Fame committee has 50 voters.

• At least 11 of those 50 did not vote for Bill Belichick on this particular ballot, which is why he missed getting in on this try.

• Most of those 11 remain anonymous; their names have not been officially revealed.

The headline name everyone is talking about is Vahe Gregorian , the Kansas City representative on the panel, because he wrote a full column explaining his decision and then discussed it on national platforms.

“I didn’t vote against Belichick… I voted for the three senior candidates.”

Who did not vote for Bill Belichick?

Confirmed public “no” vote

• Vahe Gregorian (Kansas City Star, Kansas City market selector)
  • He has openly said he left Belichick (and Robert Kraft) off his ballot.

* His explanation: the format forced voters to choose only three of five non-modern-era finalists (Belichick, Kraft, Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, L.C. Greenwood).

* He chose Anderson, Craig, and Greenwood, arguing this might be their last real shot, while Belichick is “inevitable soon” anyway.

Others who didn’t vote for him

• Reports indicate at least 10–11 voters did not include Belichick on their ballot.

• So far, no one else has gone on record by name to say “I did not vote for him.”

• Some reporting suggests a subset of voters were influenced by:
  • The weird ballot structure and strategic voting for senior candidates.

* Lingering feelings about Spygate and Deflategate, with at least one anonymous voter citing those as enough to keep him out this year.

* The idea, reportedly pushed by Bill Polian, that Belichick should “wait a year” as a kind of penance.

But those unnamed voters have not individually stepped forward , so we only know their number and some motives, not their identities.

Why it became such a big story

• Belichick is widely viewed as an “automatic” Hall of Famer, so missing out on first-ballot status shocked fans and media.

• The structure of this year’s vote (picking three out of five, instead of simple yes/no) made “gaming the ballot” for senior candidates easier—and made it possible for a small group to keep Belichick out, at least temporarily.

• Multiple voters and commentators have called the process a “clown show” or “broken,” and there are renewed calls for transparency so everyone knows exactly “who did not vote for Bill Belichick.”

Mini timeline (late January 2026)

1. Hall of Fame results leak and it emerges that Belichick did not get in on this ballot.

2. Reports confirm at least 10–11 voters left him off, but names are kept secret by committee rules.

3. Vahe Gregorian publishes his column explaining why he didn’t vote for Belichick, immediately becoming the face of the “no” side.

4. Talk shows, podcasts, and forums explode with debates about whether this was:
   • A fair prioritization of senior candidates,
   • A subtle punishment for past scandals, or
   • Just evidence that the system is fundamentally flawed.

Key takeaway

So, if you’re asking “who did not vote for Bill Belichick?” in the literal, name-by-name sense:

• We know one confirmed name : Vahe Gregorian.

• We do not yet know the identities of the other roughly 10 voters who kept him from getting in on this ballot; only their existence and some reported reasoning have been made public.

Bottom line: It wasn’t just one person, but only one has stepped into the spotlight and said “I didn’t vote for Bill Belichick” with his name attached.

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