NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens said Wednesday that the recent snubs of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former coach Bill Belichick from the institution show the system is flawed, and someone needs to be held accountable. “It’s just plain dumb” Owens told CNBC Sport in an interview in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX. “Something has to change.” The decisions not to vote Kraft and Belichick into the Pro Football Hall of Fame raised eyebrows because of the Patriots’ success. With a win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, the franchise would hold the most Super Bowl wins of any NFL team with seven. Belichick was the team’s head coach for all six of its championship victories, including one over Owens’ Philadelphia Eagles.2018 Hall of Fame inductee Terrell Owens speaks during a ceremony at halftime of the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders at Levi’s Stadium on Nov. 1, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. Daniel Shirey | Getty ImagesOwens suggested it may be Jim Porter, the Hall of Fame’s president, who has the power to change the system. “He has to change or make some some adjustments or amendments into either the criteria or the mission statement of the Hall of Fame. Something has to be done,” Owens said.He also placed the blame on the writers responsible for voting. “Whoever put the guidelines and the bylaws in place to ultimately land coaches and athletes in the most prestigious place that you could ever be, and that’s Canton. If the people that you’re appointed aren’t adhering to that, then something’s wrong. They should be held accountable. They should be stripped of their position,” he said. The Pro Football Hall of Fame did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The former six-time Pro Bowler Owens would know something about Hall of Fame voting. Owens played 15 seasons in the NFL and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018 after being passed over twice despite being ranked near the top of nearly every receiving category. Owens said it cost him financially. “There’s a lot of complicated financial opportunity that comes with being really a first-ball …
