Late night host Jimmy Kimmel included a jab at Jordon Hudson, while joking about Bill Belichick’s Football Hall of Fame snub.
During Wednesday’s installment of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the host called the six-time Super Bowl winning coach “a bit of a cheater” before he brought up Belichick and his girlfriend’s 48-year age gap.
“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 said.
“The guy has been winning Super Bowls longer than his girlfriend has been alive.”
Kimmel also discussed Donald Trump’s tweet blasting the Hall of Fame’s exclusion of Belichick, saying it should be “overturned,” along with the “sissy” new NFL kickoff Rule.
The snub dominated headlines after Belichick did not receive the 40 of 50 votes needed to make it to Canton as a first-ballot Hall of Famer this year.
ESPN reported that there was a debate among voters regarding the coach’s involvement in the Spygate and Deflategate scandals.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame said in a statement that it will take action of it is determined that any member violated the selection process bylaws.
“The Pro Football Hall of Fame understands and respects the passionate reaction of many fans, media members and enshrinees of the Hall itself in light of published reports regarding the voting results for the Class of 2026,” the Hall said. “It’s that very passion that propels the game.
“The Hall also respects the members of the Selection Committee when they follow the selection process bylaws. It is an honor to serve as a selector. Each year, the Hall reviews the selection process and the composition of the 50-person Selection Committee. If it is determined that any member(s) violated the selection process bylaws, they understand action will be taken.
“That could include the possibility that such selector(s) would not remain a member of the committee moving forward. The selection of a new class is the most important duty the Hall of Fame oversees each year, and the integrity of that process cannot be in question.”
Belichick, 73, and Hudson, 24, a former cheerleader at Bridgewater State University, were spotted together for the first time in Nantucket in June 2024.
They have publicly supported each other since and Belichick said that Hudson handles his opportunities outside of UNC football.
Belichick and the Patriots won six Super Bowls in 24 seasons together before they parted ways after the 2023 season, and he also won two as a Giants assistant.
He holds a record of 333 career victories, second only to Don Shula in NFL history.