Overview
- The Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee cut the field from 15 nominees to 12: Bill Arnsparger, Bill Belichick, Tom Coughlin, Alex Gibbs, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.
- Committee members will vote again later this month to reduce the group to nine semifinalists, with results expected in early November.
- A virtual mid-November meeting will select one coaching finalist for the Class of 2026.
- That coach will be considered with one contributor and three seniors, with induction requiring at least 80% approval from the full Selection Committee, and Ernst & Young will validate and tabulate ballots under Hall bylaws.
- Belichick’s résumé includes six Super Bowl titles as a head coach, an NFL-record 31 postseason wins and 333 total victories, and he is currently the head coach at the University of North Carolina after leaving the Patriots following the 2023 season.