Michael Kay says he will fire Tony Dungy for refusing to reveal the Hall of Fame vote
First, his colleague at NBC Rodney Harrison He apparently made a swipe at Dungy during the pre-Super Bowl show, saying “you guys got it wrong” about not voting in Bill Belichick.
Dungy would not say whether he voted for Belichick, citing the “oath” he took to avoid discussing any behind-the-scenes actions. Dungy is of course allowed to reveal his voice but not to others.
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy embrace after the Patriots’ 24-14 win over the Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Sports News via Getty Images)
But Dungey’s silence on his ballot led to this New York Yankees play-by-play announcer And New York radio host Michael Kay tears it up.
“Tony Dungy, once again, who is paid by NBC, was asked on the never-ending pregame show whether or not he voted for Bill Belichick. He said he wouldn’t discuss it. First of all, if I were NBC, I would fire him on the spot,” Kaye said. On his special show on Monday. “We’re paying you whatever money we’re paying you. You’re discussing this. What’s the value to us if you’re reporting news and not discussing it with us? I mean, for him not to discuss it, you know he’s one of the 11 people who didn’t vote for Bill Belichick. …
“You’re doing something that’s a huge part of history. You’re preventing the greatest coach of all time from being a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and you don’t have the guts to discuss it? You have the audacity to say, ‘No, I’m not going to discuss this.’ Why not? Why wouldn’t you discuss it? It doesn’t make sense to me. I think it makes him look really bad. And for a guy with a pretty good reputation, he doesn’t look good about it.”
Former NFL coach Tony Dungy looks on from the sideline during the 2025 NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
Outside of the category that Belichick was in robert kraft, Roger Craig, Ken Anderson and LC Greenwood – did not receive enough votes. Craig was the only person voted into the Hall of Fame from that group.
Although Dungy did not reveal his vote, he did discuss the process to some extent.
“People think we voted against Bill Belichick,” Dungy said. “We didn’t do that. In fact, the exact same vote. As a matter of fact, if the exact same vote had been taken, the same totals as two years ago, Bill Belichick would have been in the Hall of Fame as well and would have been another deserving member of the Hall of Fame, and that’s why I’m upset. That’s not true.”
Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts reacts after giving up a first quarter touchdown to the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Doug Bensinger/Getty Images)
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Belichick won eight Super Bowls during his time in the NFL — six with the New England Patriots and two as defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.
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