5 Coaches Move to Final Stage for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Bill Belichick, Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Dan Reeves, and Mike Shanahan are the five coaches who advanced to the final stage of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection process on Thursday. This group moves forward toward the Class of 2027 after a recent subcommittee review.

The Coach Subcommittee chose these five individuals from an initial pool of 14 nominees. The collective group holds 11 Super Bowl titles between them. Belichick leads this total with six championships earned during his tenure with the New England Patriots.

The next step in the process is a subcommittee meeting scheduled for November 17. That body will select one candidate to present to the full Selection Committee. The full committee will determine the final class in early 2027.

The Class of 2027 will be announced during NFL Honors in February. The formal induction ceremony is set for August in Canton, Ohio. The Hall of Fame typically inducts between three and seven new members in a single year.

Contextual records show that Belichick coached in the NFL from 1975 to 2023. He accumulated 333 wins, a total that ranks second in league history behind Don Shula. Shanahan and Reeves both coached the Denver Broncos, with Shanahan leading the team to back-to-back titles and Reeves guiding them to three Super Bowl appearances.

Shanahan and Reeves were semifinalists in the process for the last three years. The selection rules for the 2027 class have changed compared to previous cycles. The most recent coach to enter the Hall of Fame was Don Coryell in 2023.