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NFL legend Jimmy Johnson has no plans to be at the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies this year after Bill Belichick<\/a> was left out of the class of 2026 the first time he appeared on the ballot.<\/p>\n

Johnson was among those outraged over the omission, which ESPN reported<\/a> on Tuesday night. The former Dallas Cowboys head coach and Super Bowl winner ripped the voters on Wednesday in various social media posts.<\/p>\n

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Jimmy Johnson, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class, right, poses with his presenter Troy Aikman during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 7, 2021, in Canton, Ohio. (Ron Schwane-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Then, he took it a step further.<\/p>\n

Johnson declared on “The Pat McAfee Show”<\/a> he will not be showing up to Canton, Ohio, this year for the festivities.<\/p>\n

“I thought it was gonna be an automatic, so I chartered a jet, I was going to go up there. The hell with it, I\u2019m not going this year,” he said. “I love football. Now that I\u2019m retired from FOX, I got four TVs set up, I got 12 hours on Saturday, 12 hours on Sunday, no one comes in the room. I only leave the room to get a little bit of food.<\/p>\n

BILL BELICHICK’S HALL OF FAME SNUB IS ‘ASININE,’ ROB GRONKOWSKI SAYS<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bill <\/p>\n

Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots during a game against the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on Oct. 15, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I love football, and I appreciate greatness. And that\u2019s what you had with Bill Belichick \u2013 greatness. And I\u2019m a coach. If some of the players don\u2019t get in, it doesn\u2019t bother me that much. But for a great football coach not to get in first ballot, that was wrong.”<\/p>\n

Belichick needed 40 votes to make it into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. He won six Super Bowl titles as the New England Patriots\u2019 head coach and two more as an assistant with the New York Giants under Bill Parcells.<\/p>\n

At least one voter revealed why<\/a> he was left off their ballot.<\/p>\n

The class of 2026 won\u2019t officially be revealed until next week in the lead up to Super Bowl LX.\u00a0Belichick was among the candidates<\/a>\u00a0in a separate group from the modern-era players category along with Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, L.C. Greenwood and Robert Kraft.<\/p>\n

Belichick was “puzzled” and “disappointed” with the decision and wondered what more he had to do as a head coach to get in immediately, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n

\"Bill <\/p>\n

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during practice, Sept. 18, 2019, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo\/Steven Senne, File)<\/p>\n

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“Politics kept him out. He doesn’t believe this is a reflection on his accomplishments,” another source told the outlet.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n