Patriots' Robert Kraft Reportedly Snubbed from Pro Football Hall of Fame with Bill Belichick

Coaching legend Bill Belichick can take some solace from the fact New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will also have to wait for his gold jacket and a bust in Canton, Ohio.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday that Kraft didn't receive enough votes to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Kraft and Belichick were placed onto the same ballot before the Hall of Fame's 50-person selection committee. The list of candidates are ultimately winnowed down to five finalists: one coach, one contributor and three seniors.

Belichick's snub has led many to call for changes to the voting process itself.

Members of the committee can only vote for up to three of the five finalists, which creates some strategic decisions.

The Kansas City Star's Vahe Gregorian, as one example, said he wasn't intending to make some larger statement about Belichick. He picked the three senior players (Ken Anderson, Roger Craig and L.C. Greenwood) because he thought they're deserving Hall of Famers who may not get this close again.

Kraft's candidacy may have suffered from the same thing.

Presiding over six Super Bowl titles and perhaps a seventh would seemingly be enough to put an NFL owner into the Hall of Fame. Sure, Kraft wasn't on the field winning those championships, but he was responsible for putting the broad structure in place in New England.

The 84-year-old also had the foresight to hire Belichick in 2000 at the cost of a first-round draft pick. The decision was somewhat contentious at the time given the price the Pats paid to the New York Jets.

Kraft seemingly checks all of the boxes, yet this was only the first time he reached the finalist stage after having been first nominated for the 2013 class.