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Bill Belichick may not be having the college coaching debut he had hoped for in his first season with the North Carolina Tar Heels, but the New England Patriots legend is still undisputed when it comes to his legacy in the NFL.

On Tuesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that Belichick was among the final 12 coaches in the running for the 2026 class, a group that will be narrowed down to nine semifinalists in early November.

Other notable coaches in the running include Tom Coughlin, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, as well as Super Bowl champions Mike Holmgren, George Seifert and Mike Shanahan.

Belichick ended his NFL coaching career in 2023 as the architect behind one of the greatest dynasties in NFL history,

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