According to a bombshell ESPN revelation, six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick will not make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, reportedly in part as a belated punishment for the Spygate and Deflategate scandals during his time with the New England Patriots.

1. Tom Brady made a massive improvement as Fox’s lead NFL analyst from last year to this year. He is so much more comfortable in his role and has relied more on his experience as the greatest quarterback of all time than on stats.

Former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's hands went for the Foxborough handwarmers while he was playing catch at the Gillette Stadium.

With head coach Pete Carroll’s firing and a first-round pick in hand, Tom Brady’s Las Vegas Raiders have scoured the market in search of the next man at the helm, conducting 15 interviews so far. They’re finally starting to trim that list down,

Considered the greatest NFL player of all time, Brady was learning a new job — with around 25 million viewers judging each syllable every Sunday afternoon — but he felt like he had training wheels on, trying to find his balance and some success as the season progressed, but never a full rhythm.

ESPN analyst Rex Ryan tore into Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton's decision-making after the team's season ended in the AFC championship game on Sunday.