NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens said Wednesday that the recent snubs of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former coach Bill Belichick from the institution show the system is flawed, and someone needs to be held accountable.
“It’s just plain dumb” Owens told CNBC Sport in an interview in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX. “Something has to change.”
The decisions not to vote Kraft and Belichick into the Pro Football Hall of Fame raised eyebrows because of the Patriots’ success. With a win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, the franchise would hold the most Super Bowl wins of any NFL team with seven. Belichick was the team’s head coach for all six of its championship victories, including one over Owens’ Philadelphia Eagles.
Owens suggested it may be Jim Porter, the Hall of Fame’s president, who has the power to change the system.
“He has to change or make some some adjustments or amendments into either the criteria or the mission statement of the Hall of Fame. Something has to be done,” Owens said.
