Jimmy Johnson used to be a tweet-every-couple-of-days guy. That was until Bill Belichick was snubbed from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Since the news went public on Tuesday evening, the 82-year-old has tweeted 11 times as of this writing. In multiple messages, Johnson called for the "assholes" who voted against Belichick to identify themselves.
This is just WRONG ..#2 winning ALL TIME…more Super Bowls than anyone unimaginable # of division championships…lot of small jealous voters https://t.co/Q4H5Qnz2L2
— Jimmy Johnson (@JimmyJohnson) January 27, 2026
I would like to know the names of the assholes who did not vote for him..they are too cowardly to identify themselves… https://t.co/pCVV4Xeqpb
— Jimmy Johnson (@JimmyJohnson) January 27, 2026
PLEASE…If you did not vote for BB identify yourselves!!! Probably too much of a coward..Hide behind your SECRET BALLOT!!! https://t.co/mApEhMNg1K
— Jimmy Johnson (@JimmyJohnson) January 27, 2026
As a HOF coach I think Bill Belichick is the greatest of all time…yes he had a great QB but we all did..he won AFTER THE salary cap and free agency plus I Know how much he LOVES THE NFL and the game..I’m pissed.. https://t.co/1Pfd42a2rd
— Jimmy Johnson (@JimmyJohnson) January 28, 2026
And for those wondering if this was someone tweeting on Johnson's behalf, the following tweet should dispel that notion. Johnson woke up Wednesday morning to resume his public ranting while somehow quoting a completely unrelated highlight of a Houston Texans field goal in their loss to the Patriots two weeks ago.
I would bet that if the HOF votes were public very few of the assholes that did not vote for Bill Belichick would come forward..already some are lying about their vote https://t.co/QukMcrNQVR
— Jimmy Johnson (@JimmyJohnson) January 28, 2026
A member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, Johnson had to wait 21 years from his 1999 retirement to his 2020 induction to get his gold jacket. Then again, Johnson's two wins are merely a third of Belichick's six.
There's been some theorizing that the 11-or-so voters who did not vote for Belichick may have sone so as a form of vigilante justice for the Deflategate or Spygate scandals that occurred under Belichick's watch. Johnson exonerated Belichick on the Spygate count.
If they are using the EXCUSE of spygate that’s ridiculous…many teams (including ourselves) tried it..Howard Mudd at Kansas City who later coached for Bill Polian and Tony Dungy gave us the idea..he was the best..we didn’t get anything and stopped but many teams gave it a try https://t.co/ajrv5Iqq58
— Jimmy Johnson (@JimmyJohnson) January 28, 2026
We'll likely never know for sure who specifically was responsible for the Belichick snub, soon we'll likely be able to narrow the offenders down to a precious few.
We have 22 voters who have publicly confirmed that Bill Belichick was in the top three of their Hall of Fame ballot. One voter has confirmed they did, but wants to keep their ballot private. The unconfirmed camp includes those who haven't spoken or only discussed the process pic.twitter.com/N2vNqqNNBC
— Ollie Connolly (@OllieConnolly) January 28, 2026
Belichick will almost certainly get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2027. By then it'll be too late to save the Hall's credibility.