Players who suited up for the New England Patriots took to social media in defense of their former head coach.

Rumors quickly swirled that former NFL executive Bill Polian influenced his fellow voters to reject the 73-year-old Belichick to penalize him for his involvement in the “Spygate” scandal in 2007. The 83-year-old Polian, however, denied it.

Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest coach in NFL history, but that reportedly wasn't enough to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

The allegedly outspoken wife of the six-time Super Bowl winning New England Patriots legend's son, Steve, flexed her love for the Broncos on social media.

According to ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham, there’s speculation that retired Indianapolis Colts Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian may have played a critical factor in former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s surprisingly failed bid to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the 1st-ballot:

Drake Maye led New England to a 10-7 win over Denver to get the Patriots back to the Super Bowl for the first time since the Tom Brady era.