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Jordon Hudson appears to have broken her silence after reports emerged that her boyfriend, Bill Belichick, will not be a first-ballot pick for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Hudson, 24, shared a screenshot of an email notifying her of a canceled order from the Pro Football Hall of Fame online store via Instagram on Tuesday, February 3. Hudson appeared to order three iron-on patches featuring the organization’s logo for $9.99 each.
The order “was canceled because of unforeseen circumstances and your payment has not yet been refunded,” the email noted.
The former college cheerleader captioned the post, “Hey @profootballhof, what were the ‘unforeseen circumstances’? 🤣.”
ESPN reported on January 26 that Belichick, 73, did not receive enough votes required to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, citing sources close to the process. The Athletic corroborated ESPN’s report on January 27.
The former New England Patriots coach guided the Patriots to six Super Bowl victories out of nine appearances during his tenure from 2000 to 2023. Since 2025, he has been head coach of the University of North Carolina college football team.
A spokesperson for the Hall of Fame previously declined to comment on Belichick’s inclusion in this year’s class.
“The Pro Football Hall of Fame does not comment on the voting of the Selection Committee and awaits the unveiling of the Class of 2026 at NFL Honors on February 5 in San Francisco,” the spokesperson told ESPN.
Many of Belichick’s former colleagues came to his defense after the news broke.
“There had to be some voters that have some ill will against Coach Bill Belichick, for whatever reason,” former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said on the Thursday, January 29, episode of the Today show. “But that should be, you know, overlooked. It’s all about résumé, and Coach Belichick has the résumé. I mean, eight Super Bowls … this guy has the résumé.”
Gronkowski, 36, continued, “And on top of it, how many lives he has touched and how many opportunities he has given to former players and coaches as well? I mean, Coach Belichick 100 percent deserved to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He’s clearly gonna get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he was definitely snubbed over the last couple days.”
“I just think that to me, I don’t understand it,” Tom Brady said. “I mean, I was with him every day. If he’s not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there’s really no coach that should ever be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, which is completely ridiculous because people deserve it. He’s incredible. There’s no coach I’d rather play for. If I’m picking one coach to go out there, to win a Super Bowl, give me one season, I’m taking Bill Belichick.”
Belichick and Hudson, who have a 48-year age gap, made their romance official in October 2024.
After Belichick’s apparent snub, comedian Jimmy Kimmel cracked a joke about the couple’s relationship during his monologue on an episode of his late night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Bill Belichick is a bit of a jerk and a bit of a cheater, but he absolutely should have been voted into the Hall of Fame,” Kimmel quipped last week. “The guy has been winning Super Bowls longer than his girlfriend has been alive.”
Kimmel previously joked about the couple’s age gap in April 2025, telling viewers, “I got to say, I love this relationship. I can’t get enough of those two. It’s like they need a reality show. It’s like The Golden Bachelor meets the regular Bachelorette.”
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