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Jordon Hudson was awfully quiet last month after her 73-year-old boyfriend Bill Belichick was reportedly snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But lo and behold, the former beauty queen has finally spoken. On Tuesday, Hudson posted a screenshot of an email seemingly informing her that her order of three Hall of Fame patches had been canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
“Hey @profootballhof, what were the ‘unforeseen circumstances’? 🤣” she wrote in her Instagram caption.
It’s not entirely clear when or why Hudson was ordering the patches — the Hall of Fame will officially announce their inductees on Thursday during the NFL Honors show — but based on the tone of this caption, she’s in beef mode. The post seemingly refers to ESPN’s January report that Belichick was excluded from the Hall of Fame. 2026 marked the storied NFL coach’s first year of eligibility, and with eight Super Bowl titles to his name, Belichick was widely expected to be enshrined. But according to The Athletic, the former Patriots coach, who’s now the head coach at the University of North Carolina, did not meet the 80 percent voting threshold — meaning at least 11 out of the 50 members of the HOF selection committee voted against him. Former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady came to his old coach’s defense last month, telling Seattle Sports, “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.”
“I don’t understand it …. 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.”@TomBrady on Bill Belichick’s HOF snub w/ @BrockHuard & @TheMikeSalk on Seattle Sports. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/h2ZSpHhXmq
— Seattle Sports (@SeattleSports) January 28, 2026
On that, Brady and Hudson can agree. I wonder what the best Taylor Swift song is for when your boyfriend gets snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame …
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