Ex-New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick landed a new job, albeit temporary, and not the one he had in mind for this offseason. Belichick’s new gig will see him serving as a co-host for the special edition of The Pat McAfee Show dedicated to the 2024 NFL Draft.

The show is dubbed “Draft Spectacular” and will see Belichick providing analysis using his experience of more than two decades of calling the draft shots for the Pats. The 2024 NFL Draft will take place in Detroit, Michigan, from April 25 to April 27.

“I’m looking forward to it,” said Belichick during his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday. “Draft weekend’s always an exciting time for everybody — for the teams that are building their teams and for the fans and for everybody involved in it, so you know it’s a great event and, yeah, I’m looking forward to seeing it, you know, from the other side. It will be fun to be in Detroit.”

After ending his successful stint with New England, which included six Super Bowl wins, following the end of the 2023 NFL season, Bill Belichick was expected to quickly return to the sidelines. However, the only job he interviewed for was a head-coaching vacancy with the Atlanta Falcons, but he missed out on it as the franchise ended up hiring Raheem Morris.

Belichick is now expected to do a broadcasting gig throughout the 2024 season before trying his luck once again next offseason.

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You would expect NFL teams to trip over each other in order to hire a head coach with Bill Belichick’s resume. But as it turns out, Belichick might not get a new job in the 2024 NFL season.

Belichick became a free agent after he parted ways with the New England Patriots earlier in January after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl wins. He interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons and was considered the favorite to become the franchise’s new head coach, but the job ended up going to Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.

Two NFL teams, the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks, remain without a head coach, but according to Jeff Howe and Steve Buckley of The Athletic, Belichick is considered a “long shot” for both jobs. Reportedly, one of the franchises would need to make a “change of direction” in order for Belichick to come under consideration.

The Falcons were the only NFL team that Belichick interviewed with, but there is no doubt that he still wants to coach. The 72-year-old coach is only 15 wins away from surpassing legendary Don Shula for most regular-season wins in the history of the league, and it is hard to believe he’ll walk away without getting another shot for the record.

But barring some unforeseen development, it looks like Belichick will have to wait until 2025 to start racking up wins again.

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The Atlanta Falcons have hired Raheem Morris as their new head coach, the team announced on Thursday. This is the first former NFL head coach that owner Arthur Blank has hired for the role in over 20-year tenure.

“This is a historic day for the Atlanta Falcons,” Blank announced. “We are thrilled to welcome Raheem Morris back to Atlanta as the team’s new head coach. … Raheem emerged from a field of excellent candidates and is the right leader to take our team into the future.” Blank explained that he was convinced to hire Morris due to his time as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams over the past three seasons, lifting the Super Bowl trophy in 2021.

Morris was one of several candidates who proceeded to the second round of interviews with the club, along with former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. The Falcons are the only team that Belichick is known to have interviewed with since leaving the Pats following the end of their season. Morris served as the Falcons’ interim head coach in 2020, going 4-7 before the team hired Arthur Blank for the role. Morris previously served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 until 2011, going 17-31.

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The Atlanta Falcons announced on Monday that they have interviewed former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for their vacant head coaching position. Belichick and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways last week, bringing an end to a 23-year tenure for the 71-year-old coach.

Spending 24 of his 29 coaching seasons with the Pats, Belichick led the team to six Super Bowl titles. This includes Super Bowl LI, where Belichick led the Patriots to a 34-28 overtime victory over the Falcons after trailing 28-3. Belichick’s availability comes at an opportune time for the Falcons, who dismissed former coach Arthur Smith after failing to secure a playoff berth.

While this is Belichick’s first interview since leaving his post with the Patriots, the Falcons already interviewed five candidates before him. Belichick will compete for the role with Baltimore assistant head coach Anthony Weave, Carolina defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, Cincinnati offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, and San Francisco defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.

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Jerod Mayo has been announced as the new head coach of the New England Patriots. He replaces Bill Belichick, who left the Patriots after 24 seasons with the team, delivering six Super Bowls to the franchise. Mayo will be officially introduced as the Patriots’ new coach at a press conference on Wednesday.

A month younger than Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, the 37-year-old Mayo will be the youngest head coach currently in the NFL. “I feel like I’m prepared. I feel like I’m ready,” Mayo said following his appointment. “I coach out of love. Once you build that relationship with a guy, you can be tough on the players.”4

During his playing career, Mayo was a linebacker for the Patriots from 2008 until 2015, named as team captain during his second season with the Patriots. Following his retirement, Mayo served on Belichick’s coaching staff in 2019 as the Patriots’ linebackers coach.

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Bill Belichick, considered one of the greatest football head coaches of all time, is leaving the New England Patriots. According to multiple reports, Belichick and Pats’ owner Robert Kraft had a series of meetings in recent days and concluded to head their separate ways.

Belichick will leave the Patriots after coaching the franchise for the past 24 years. During that time, he won six Super Bowls and made three more Super Bowl trips while compiling a 266-121 record in the regular season and 30-12 in the playoffs.

Rumors about the 2023 season being Belichick’s last in New England have been circulating for a while now. The Patriots played poorly throughout the campaign and finished with a 4-13 record, missing the playoffs. This was only the sixth time that the Patriots didn’t make the playoffs under Belichick, but three of those six times came in the last four seasons.

Belichick is expected to continue his coaching career, looking to catch Don Shula as the winningest head coach in the history of the NFL. Belichick has 333 wins in the regular season and playoffs, trailing Shula’s 347 wins.

Several franchises are expected to make a move for Belichick after he officially leaves New England. The current favorites for his services are the Atlanta Falcons, who might appeal to Belichick due to their talented roster, and owner Arthur Blank, who doesn’t meddle in the day-to-day dealing of the franchise.

The Patriots, on the other hand, are embarking on only their third head-coaching search in the past 30 years. Linebackers coach Jerod Mayo is considered the favorite for the gig, while Kraft might also consider Mike Vrabel following his departure from the Tennessee Titans.

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The New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick earned the 300th career win in the regular season on Sunday as his team beat the Buffalo Bills 29-25 at the Gillette Stadium. Despite having led for much of the game, the Patriots almost allowed the Bills to leapfrog them to victory. It took a touchdown drive led by quarterback Mac Jones in the final minute of the game to secure the win.

“I want to continue to do that and make people believe,” Jones said after his eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive with just 1:58 left on the clock. Aside from his game-winning drive, Jones impressed throughout the match, finishing 25-of-30 for 272 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Belichick’s 300th regular season win comes at a crucial time for his team, following what has been the Pats’ worst start in the past 24 seasons. The long-time Pats coach becomes the third coach in history to achieve this feat, following in the footsteps of Don Shula and George Halas.

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The New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick stated that he and his team will not look back at their past championship success while preparing for the upcoming NFL season. Belichick has been coaching the Patriots for the past 23 years.

“We’re not resting on our past laurels; that’s not the message to the team or the fans,” Belichick stated. “We have never operated that way and aren’t now.”

Belichick clarified his stance after he held a Q&A session with a large group of reporters at the NFL’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. During that session, Belichick referred to his history with the team when asked about reasons for why fans should be confident about the Patriots’ prospects this season.

During his tenure with the Patriots, Belichick has led the team to six Super Bowl Championships and nine AFC division titles. His record is 292-120 during the regular season and 30-12 during the playoffs.

Currently put at 70-1 to win this season’s Super Bowl by Caesars Sportsbook, these are the lowest odds that the Patriots have faced since the 100-1 in 1993. In 2001, however, the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI despite facing over 50-1 odds.

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is the highest-paid sports coach in the United States. That is according to Sportico, the digital content company specializing in the business side of the sport.

Sportico recently compiled a list of 25 top earners among coaches in U.S. sports that sees Belichick sitting at the top with an $18 million annual salary. Behind the six-time Super Bowl winner are the Seattle Seahawks’ Pete Carroll and the New Orleans Saints’ Sean Payton, who each earn $14 million, and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Andy Reid with $12 million.

The only non-NFL coach in the top five is the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich, who is tied at fifth with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin at $11.5 million a year. The duo is followed by Alabama’s Nick Saban, who reportedly earns $10.7 million.

The top 10 is rounded up by Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher, the San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan, and the Golden State Warriors’ Steve Kerr. The trio takes home $9.5 million on an annual basis.

Overall, there are 17 football head coaches and eight basketball head coaches on Sportico’s list. Four entries are coaching in college, while 21 coaches are working in professional leagues. Not a single coach from the MLB or NHL managed to get on the list.

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You rarely hear New England Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick praise his own players, let alone the ones playing for the opposing team. However, Belichick recently decided to make an exception for Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson.

Speaking with the media ahead of the Pats’ Week 2 meeting against Seattle, Belichick openly raved about Wilson, labeling him as underrated and “tremendous player.”

“Honestly, I think he’s in a way underrated by the media or the fans, I don’t know. But I don’t really see anybody better than this player,” said Belichick. “This guy is a tremendous player.”

According to Belichick, he is especially impressed by Wilson’s versatility.

“He can do everything,” he added. “He’s got obviously great leadership, playmaking skills. He plays very well in the most critical situations in the game. His decision-making, running, passing.”

Belichick faced Russell Wilson four times in the past, recording two wins and two losses in those games. One of those wins came in Super Bowl XLIX when the Pats defeated Seattle thanks to Wilson’s interception.

But New England probably doesn’t expect Wilson to make similar mistakes, considering he now has a future Hall of Famer resume. The 31-year-old signal-caller was especially on a tear in the past three seasons, having thrown 30+ touchdowns in each one. No other QB managed to do this in the same period.

Wilson also had a great start of 2020 NFL season, leading Seattle to Week 1 win against Atlanta Falcons with 322 passing yards and four touchdowns.

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Ex-New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick landed a new job, albeit temporary, and not the one he had in mind for this offseason. Belichick’s new gig will see him serving as a co-host for the special edition of The Pat McAfee Show dedicated to the 2024 NFL Draft.

The show is dubbed “Draft Spectacular” and will see Belichick providing analysis using his experience of more than two decades of calling the draft shots for the Pats. The 2024 NFL Draft will take place in Detroit, Michigan, from April 25 to April 27.

“I’m looking forward to it,” said Belichick during his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday. “Draft weekend’s always an exciting time for everybody — for the teams that are building their teams and for the fans and for everybody involved in it, so you know it’s a great event and, yeah, I’m looking forward to seeing it, you know, from the other side. It will be fun to be in Detroit.”

After ending his successful stint with New England, which included six Super Bowl wins, following the end of the 2023 NFL season, Bill Belichick was expected to quickly return to the sidelines. However, the only job he interviewed for was a head-coaching vacancy with the Atlanta Falcons, but he missed out on it as the franchise ended up hiring Raheem Morris.

Belichick is now expected to do a broadcasting gig throughout the 2024 season before trying his luck once again next offseason.

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You would expect NFL teams to trip over each other in order to hire a head coach with Bill Belichick’s resume. But as it turns out, Belichick might not get a new job in the 2024 NFL season.

Belichick became a free agent after he parted ways with the New England Patriots earlier in January after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl wins. He interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons and was considered the favorite to become the franchise’s new head coach, but the job ended up going to Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.

Two NFL teams, the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks, remain without a head coach, but according to Jeff Howe and Steve Buckley of The Athletic, Belichick is considered a “long shot” for both jobs. Reportedly, one of the franchises would need to make a “change of direction” in order for Belichick to come under consideration.

The Falcons were the only NFL team that Belichick interviewed with, but there is no doubt that he still wants to coach. The 72-year-old coach is only 15 wins away from surpassing legendary Don Shula for most regular-season wins in the history of the league, and it is hard to believe he’ll walk away without getting another shot for the record.

But barring some unforeseen development, it looks like Belichick will have to wait until 2025 to start racking up wins again.

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The Atlanta Falcons have hired Raheem Morris as their new head coach, the team announced on Thursday. This is the first former NFL head coach that owner Arthur Blank has hired for the role in over 20-year tenure.

“This is a historic day for the Atlanta Falcons,” Blank announced. “We are thrilled to welcome Raheem Morris back to Atlanta as the team’s new head coach. … Raheem emerged from a field of excellent candidates and is the right leader to take our team into the future.” Blank explained that he was convinced to hire Morris due to his time as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams over the past three seasons, lifting the Super Bowl trophy in 2021.

Morris was one of several candidates who proceeded to the second round of interviews with the club, along with former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. The Falcons are the only team that Belichick is known to have interviewed with since leaving the Pats following the end of their season. Morris served as the Falcons’ interim head coach in 2020, going 4-7 before the team hired Arthur Blank for the role. Morris previously served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 until 2011, going 17-31.

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The Atlanta Falcons announced on Monday that they have interviewed former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for their vacant head coaching position. Belichick and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways last week, bringing an end to a 23-year tenure for the 71-year-old coach.

Spending 24 of his 29 coaching seasons with the Pats, Belichick led the team to six Super Bowl titles. This includes Super Bowl LI, where Belichick led the Patriots to a 34-28 overtime victory over the Falcons after trailing 28-3. Belichick’s availability comes at an opportune time for the Falcons, who dismissed former coach Arthur Smith after failing to secure a playoff berth.

While this is Belichick’s first interview since leaving his post with the Patriots, the Falcons already interviewed five candidates before him. Belichick will compete for the role with Baltimore assistant head coach Anthony Weave, Carolina defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, Cincinnati offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, and San Francisco defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.

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Jerod Mayo has been announced as the new head coach of the New England Patriots. He replaces Bill Belichick, who left the Patriots after 24 seasons with the team, delivering six Super Bowls to the franchise. Mayo will be officially introduced as the Patriots’ new coach at a press conference on Wednesday.

A month younger than Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, the 37-year-old Mayo will be the youngest head coach currently in the NFL. “I feel like I’m prepared. I feel like I’m ready,” Mayo said following his appointment. “I coach out of love. Once you build that relationship with a guy, you can be tough on the players.”4

During his playing career, Mayo was a linebacker for the Patriots from 2008 until 2015, named as team captain during his second season with the Patriots. Following his retirement, Mayo served on Belichick’s coaching staff in 2019 as the Patriots’ linebackers coach.

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Bill Belichick, considered one of the greatest football head coaches of all time, is leaving the New England Patriots. According to multiple reports, Belichick and Pats’ owner Robert Kraft had a series of meetings in recent days and concluded to head their separate ways.

Belichick will leave the Patriots after coaching the franchise for the past 24 years. During that time, he won six Super Bowls and made three more Super Bowl trips while compiling a 266-121 record in the regular season and 30-12 in the playoffs.

Rumors about the 2023 season being Belichick’s last in New England have been circulating for a while now. The Patriots played poorly throughout the campaign and finished with a 4-13 record, missing the playoffs. This was only the sixth time that the Patriots didn’t make the playoffs under Belichick, but three of those six times came in the last four seasons.

Belichick is expected to continue his coaching career, looking to catch Don Shula as the winningest head coach in the history of the NFL. Belichick has 333 wins in the regular season and playoffs, trailing Shula’s 347 wins.

Several franchises are expected to make a move for Belichick after he officially leaves New England. The current favorites for his services are the Atlanta Falcons, who might appeal to Belichick due to their talented roster, and owner Arthur Blank, who doesn’t meddle in the day-to-day dealing of the franchise.

The Patriots, on the other hand, are embarking on only their third head-coaching search in the past 30 years. Linebackers coach Jerod Mayo is considered the favorite for the gig, while Kraft might also consider Mike Vrabel following his departure from the Tennessee Titans.

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The New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick earned the 300th career win in the regular season on Sunday as his team beat the Buffalo Bills 29-25 at the Gillette Stadium. Despite having led for much of the game, the Patriots almost allowed the Bills to leapfrog them to victory. It took a touchdown drive led by quarterback Mac Jones in the final minute of the game to secure the win.

“I want to continue to do that and make people believe,” Jones said after his eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive with just 1:58 left on the clock. Aside from his game-winning drive, Jones impressed throughout the match, finishing 25-of-30 for 272 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Belichick’s 300th regular season win comes at a crucial time for his team, following what has been the Pats’ worst start in the past 24 seasons. The long-time Pats coach becomes the third coach in history to achieve this feat, following in the footsteps of Don Shula and George Halas.

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The New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick stated that he and his team will not look back at their past championship success while preparing for the upcoming NFL season. Belichick has been coaching the Patriots for the past 23 years.

“We’re not resting on our past laurels; that’s not the message to the team or the fans,” Belichick stated. “We have never operated that way and aren’t now.”

Belichick clarified his stance after he held a Q&A session with a large group of reporters at the NFL’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. During that session, Belichick referred to his history with the team when asked about reasons for why fans should be confident about the Patriots’ prospects this season.

During his tenure with the Patriots, Belichick has led the team to six Super Bowl Championships and nine AFC division titles. His record is 292-120 during the regular season and 30-12 during the playoffs.

Currently put at 70-1 to win this season’s Super Bowl by Caesars Sportsbook, these are the lowest odds that the Patriots have faced since the 100-1 in 1993. In 2001, however, the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI despite facing over 50-1 odds.

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is the highest-paid sports coach in the United States. That is according to Sportico, the digital content company specializing in the business side of the sport.

Sportico recently compiled a list of 25 top earners among coaches in U.S. sports that sees Belichick sitting at the top with an $18 million annual salary. Behind the six-time Super Bowl winner are the Seattle Seahawks’ Pete Carroll and the New Orleans Saints’ Sean Payton, who each earn $14 million, and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Andy Reid with $12 million.

The only non-NFL coach in the top five is the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich, who is tied at fifth with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin at $11.5 million a year. The duo is followed by Alabama’s Nick Saban, who reportedly earns $10.7 million.

The top 10 is rounded up by Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher, the San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan, and the Golden State Warriors’ Steve Kerr. The trio takes home $9.5 million on an annual basis.

Overall, there are 17 football head coaches and eight basketball head coaches on Sportico’s list. Four entries are coaching in college, while 21 coaches are working in professional leagues. Not a single coach from the MLB or NHL managed to get on the list.

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You rarely hear New England Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick praise his own players, let alone the ones playing for the opposing team. However, Belichick recently decided to make an exception for Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson.

Speaking with the media ahead of the Pats’ Week 2 meeting against Seattle, Belichick openly raved about Wilson, labeling him as underrated and “tremendous player.”

“Honestly, I think he’s in a way underrated by the media or the fans, I don’t know. But I don’t really see anybody better than this player,” said Belichick. “This guy is a tremendous player.”

According to Belichick, he is especially impressed by Wilson’s versatility.

“He can do everything,” he added. “He’s got obviously great leadership, playmaking skills. He plays very well in the most critical situations in the game. His decision-making, running, passing.”

Belichick faced Russell Wilson four times in the past, recording two wins and two losses in those games. One of those wins came in Super Bowl XLIX when the Pats defeated Seattle thanks to Wilson’s interception.

But New England probably doesn’t expect Wilson to make similar mistakes, considering he now has a future Hall of Famer resume. The 31-year-old signal-caller was especially on a tear in the past three seasons, having thrown 30+ touchdowns in each one. No other QB managed to do this in the same period.

Wilson also had a great start of 2020 NFL season, leading Seattle to Week 1 win against Atlanta Falcons with 322 passing yards and four touchdowns.

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