Six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick is among nine coaches still in the running for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

The nine semifinalists announced Wednesday are Belichick, Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert and Mike Shanahan.

The Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee initially narrowed the list from 15 nominees to 12 in late October. The committee will meet virtually in mid-November to select one finalist for the Class of 2026, to be enshrined in August in Canton, Ohio.

Coaches previously had to be retired for at least five years before becoming eligible, but the Hall of Fame announced in August 2024 the rule was changed to one year.

Belichick, who parted ways with the New England Patriots in Jan

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