Hour 3 – Sal Paolantonio, Explanation for Belichick Snub Needed

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

NFL reporter Sal Paolantonio joins the show and talks about the exclusion of Belichick from the Hall of Fame and what he likes from the New England Patriots as they gear up for the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks. Dan wants answers as for why Bill Belichick isn’t going to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot – not a witch hunt, but just an explanation.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.6	You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox Sports Radio.
0:09.0	Final hour on this Wednesday, South Palantino,
0:11.8	Hall of Fame voter,
0:13.7	intrepid reporter for the mothership will join us coming up momentarily.
0:17.6	Don't miss the debut of Sunday night basketball.
0:20.3	It'll be this Sunday, February 1st, and a star-studded double header. Lakers, Knicks, followed by Thunder Nuggets, only on NBC, and Peacock.
0:31.7	877, 3DP show. Operator Tyler's sitting by. You'll take your phone calls. And we'll have a poll question for the final hour of the program.
0:40.1	Good morning if you're watching on Peacock.
0:42.2	And the NBC Sports Network, I just saw this.
0:45.9	Here's a tweet from Jimmy Johnson, the Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson.
0:50.1	I would like to know the names of those bleepholes who did not vote for Bill Belichick.
0:56.1	They are too cowardly to identify themselves.
0:59.6	Goes on to say, let's see.
1:02.9	As a Hall of Fame coach, I think Bill Belichick is the greatest of all time.
1:06.1	Yes, he had a great quarterback, but we all did.
1:08.8	He won after the salary cap and free agency.
1:11.7	Plus, I know how much he loves the NFL and the game.
1:15.6	IMPO'd.
1:18.2	Bring in Sal Palantoneo, Hall of Fame voter, ESPN National Correspondent.
1:23.4	How did we get to this point, Sal?
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