The legendary coach of the New England Patriots stunned many observers on Tuesday by refusing to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by President Trump.
Bellichick reportedly snubbed the President due to the attack on the Capitol building last Wednesday, the blame for which he seems to be laying at the feet of President Trump.
As ESPN reports:
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday he will not “move forward” with the Presidential Medal of Freedom that Donald Trump planned to present to him on Thursday.
Belichick explained his decision in a statement:
“Recently I was offered the opportunity to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which I was flattered by out of respect for what the honor represents and admiration for prior recipients. Subsequently, the tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award.
“Above all, I am an American citizen with great reverence for our nation’s values, freedom and democracy. I know I also represent my family and the New England Patriots team. One of the most rewarding things in my professional career took place in 2020 when, through the great leadership within our team, conversations about social justice, equality and human rights moved to the forefront and became actions.
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says in statement he won't accept Presidential Medal of Freedom after “tragic events of last week,” adding that “remaining true to the people, team and country I love” is outweighed by “benefits of any individual award.” https://t.co/0QSO53sHLK pic.twitter.com/drH9oeP0bE
— ABC News (@ABC) January 12, 2021
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He is nothing but a cheater anyway. Does not deserve it.
YOUR RIGHT MIKE. NOTHING BUT A CHEATER WHO DOESN’T HAVE A HAIR ON HIS ASS. ARE YOU ASCARED BILLY BOY??????
Well Belichick, you have shown your true colors and shame on you. President Trump IS NOT responsible for what happened in DC. Did you hold the dim party responsible for the radical attacks that burned down cities, attacked people, police and took over entire cities? NO, I think not!
Hey DUMB ASS, why don’t you open your eyes and look at the truth??? If you hadn’t noticed, 90% of the bone head rioters were Antifa or those idiot BLM ✊? BRAIN DEAD PROTESTERS!
I lost all respect for the man.
Trump created it, yes he is responsible for the riot.
My My how did a comrade enter this conversation ?
COMMIE IN EVERY WOODPILE THESE DAYS……. MOSTLY DISGRUNTLED ETHNICS N SEMITES
Hey, his team represents Mass and other liberal PC states of the Northeast. What else should we expect?
Bellichick just screwed himself. This must be the only undeserving POS Trump singled out for honor !
He does not deserve the medal for all of the times he had his team cheat. He is a CHEAT and does not deserve the medal.; So the hell with him.
But Trump LOVES cheats, because he himself is a big cheat and liar.
Well, you obviously would know….
What is that odor I smell ?
He’s a conservative so I don’t think that Biden will award him that honor so if he’s not going to accept it with Donald Trump as President he’ll never receive the honor. Oh well, so be it. I think a HUGE percentage of NFL fans don’t think he should actually be awarded that honor due to some of his nefarious actions.
Possibly King Louie will award him a bigger honor ( the queen’s panties ).
Another piss ant following the Commie crowd so he won’t have to go to concentration camp for believing in honesty, truth, decency and fair elections. May he rot in Hell.
what a bunch of sanctimonious back pedaling pile of horse manure. And the incident as he calls it is an expression of the 4th amendment. It is time to go back and take care of your own malfeasances, of which there are many.
Sticky it up your ass belichick. Sadly you will always be known as a cheater. Hoping you never see the playoffs again
He just helped the NFL go down the tubes.
I dumped the NFL when it began its worship of Kaepernick and the many other America hating followers. As a consequence, I don’t keep up. Does Bellichick still eavesdrop on visiting team communications? Does he still under and over inflate balls to gain an advantage? Cheating and hypocritically insulting opponents seems to come natural for socialists.
DITTO ! !
Who cares? There’s plenty of regular Americans I know of who deserve the medal! Football legends are paid well enough and from what I’ve seen the last few years I’m sure this coach knows he or his league does not deserve the medal. Trump will be fine too! Biden not so much. Gas in Michigan is going up in price and the North Korean leader is already mouthing off. Good luck to the cheaters of the world !
HIS LOSS! DON’T CARE! Go play with your BLM thugs and leave the rest of us alone to do something more enjoyable than watch a bunch of overpaid crybabies disrespect the rest of us. “SCREW Yourself and your team”. Haven’t watch pro sports for 30+ years and don’t care. No getting my money for your BS.
Biden or his cohorts probably already contacted Belechik and told him not to worry that once Biden was in office they would award him this medal anyway. I do not put anything past the Democrats right now. Bunch of liars and cheats.
Bellyaching Belichick says he has “great reverence for our nation’s values”. That includes lying and cheating. Sounds like a Joe “Bite Me” Biden kinda’ guy.
Gee…maybe because of cnsorship the good coach is only getting one side of the sotry…or maybe he found it necessary to bend from pressure from those who think they know it all.
“Before beginning impeachment efforts on Tuesday, Pelosi asked Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove the president from power, a request the vice president said he won’t entertain.” ……
Oh it’s okay for Pig to ask the VP to remove the President for her own devices, but it was unlawful for President Trump to ask the Secretary of State of Georgia to do a recount of ballots due to massive inconsistencies in the Elections. This is Communism 101 and they are coming for our freedoms and rights and they have the MSM and now big tech in their pockets as they now have DIRT on every one of them, have paid them off and/or threatened their lives and that of their families…….tactics learned from the Clinton’s
Wow I am being censored already
Posting too quickly also wow this must be a Commie site as mu=y post do not show. So how am I posting too quickly if you are censoring it?
People, please, please STOP WATCHING professional sports. These idiots DO NOT deserve our support. NONE OF THEM!
I’m greatly disappointed that he refused to accept. His statement nearly got me throwing up.
COWARD!
Already have.
RIGHT…COMMIE KAEPERNCK, NFL, COMMIE JAMES N NBA
I never understood why anyone in their right mind could even care what any kind of celebrity says or thinks if they are actually capable of rational thought. Most so-called Movie Stars only made it out of high school by the skin of their teeth and most athletes, especially football players can hardly string together enough words to make a coherant sentence. So why would anyone care what they have to say?
Hey Bill you did not deserve the award in the first place. So no big deal from my point of view.
The NFL is dead he just nail them.
This is the next path forward, first block twitter and facebook from your internet provider, the state of Idaho internet provider blocked them both.
Tech bubble is imminent, close tweeter, FB, Instagram accounts, dump their stock if own any from your IRA, 401K check your mutual funds that have Twitter or FB included, Twitter down again, dump before they go to zero, stop buying from Amazon, buy direct from the mom’s and pop’s stores near you, don’t wait DO IT TODAY .
May your team sink so low, you will get 1st pick in a near future nfl lottery!!
Mr. Bellichick must be a wise man to realize that he doesn’t deserve such an honor. The President should find a civil servant to bestow such an honor to.
He and his team were nothing but a bunch of cheaters, he surely doesn’t deserve it, and is a scared chickenshit, of what, flack he might receive, go bury your head up your wassoo, where it belongs.
This is what Americans do….
You join in on what you think “everyone” else is doing.
If everyone else has a widescreen TV, you do the same.
And if you’re going to be mocked, ridiculed and lose your job & reputation for NOT having a widescreen TV…..guess what? You’re going to get a widescreen TV too so you can be like everyone else.
Very simple……and VERY, VERY AMERIKAN!!!!!
ETHIC WHITE TRASH….