With Bill Belichick not landing a coaching job after his Patriots split, the 71-year-old wants to remain visible during the 2024 season.
In his appearance on the “Green Light with Chris Long” podcast, Belichick’s son Steve revealed that his father is seeking out media opportunities, including a potential TV job.
“I think he’s good, you know?” Steve replied when asked if his dad was “OK” after leaving the Patriots. “Let the stuff roll off your back and move forward. He doesn’t dwell unless we lost the game and need to get on some guys, but eventually you’ve got to turn the page. Honestly I wasn’t too involved in any of that stuff. He did his thing, I did my thing and that was kind of that.
“He’s definitely pursuing some other stuff whether it’s TV or a regular on ‘Green Light’ or whatever it may be.”
The end of Belichick’s tenure in New England followed a 4-13 season in 2023 that featured instability at quarterback and disappointing losses stacked together, so just days after their season-ending loss to the Jets, Belichick was out and Jerod Mayo — Belichick’s former linebacker — was introduced as the successor.
Belichick interviewed with the Falcons twice for their vacancy at head coach, but Atlanta opted to hire Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris instead.
That’s when a pivot to television emerged as a possibility for Belichick, and NBC’s Mike Tirico vouched for Belichick in an appearance on ESPN Chicago in January — calling him the analyst that will be “the guy that everybody shuts up and listens to.”
Belichick also made an appearance on “College GameDay” for the Army-Navy game in December, fitting a 1962 Navy helmet onto his head and exchanging stories with other members of the crew.
“I hope he just goes out and is himself and, you know, shows his personality a little bit, which he doesn’t do most of the time — unless you’re in the building,” Steve recalled thinking when Kirk Herbstreit told him about Belichick’s appearance on the ESPN show. “… Putting on the helmet and stuff like that, he does s–t like that a lot but no one ever sees it. And so I was happy that people at least saw a better side of him that not a lot of people see.”
Steve, who recently joined the Washington Huskies’ coaching staff as their defensive coordinator, started as a coaching assistant under Belichick in 2012, spent four seasons in that role and eventually shifted to coach safeties, defensive backs and outside linebackers — while also calling defensive plays for the past five seasons, according to ESPN.
He was offered a chance to remain with the Patriots along with his other brother, Brian, even after his father’s exit, according to Sports Illustrated.
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