FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Invoice Belichick is open to letting another person deal with personnel duties if he stays with the New England Patriots.
The Patriots coach additionally confirmed Monday throughout his season-ending information convention that he stays below contract, although he didn’t specify the size of its present phrases.
New England’s 17-3 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday cemented a 4-13 file for the Patriots, Belichick’s worst file in his 29-year NFL head teaching profession. It’s left his standing for subsequent season up within the air as he prepares to satisfy with crew proprietor Robert Kraft about his future. That assembly was anticipated to happen this week, presumably as early as immediately.
“I’m for no matter collectively we determine as a company is the very best factor to assist our soccer crew,” Belichick mentioned throughout Monday’s video convention. “I’m below contract. I’m going to do what I at all times do, which is every single day I are available, work as exhausting as I can to assist the crew in no matter approach I can. In order that’s what I’m going to proceed to do.”
The small print of Belichick’s contract have by no means been launched publicly.
As to presumably giving up his position because the crew’s de facto normal supervisor with last name on personnel issues, the 71-year-old Belichick mentioned he’s versatile if it advantages the group.
“I’ve a number of roles in that. I depend on lots of people to assist me in these duties,” Belichick mentioned. “If any individual’s bought to have the ultimate say, I depend on a number of different folks to assist. And, nonetheless that course of is, I’m solely a part of it.”
However the final choice on whether or not Belichick could have an opportunity to be half of what’s sure to be the beginning of an enormous rebuild this offseason falls on Kraft and his son, crew president Jonathan Kraft.
The Patriots benched 2021 first-round decide Mac Jones for the ultimate six video games this season, a sign that they may transfer on from him this offseason. That would imply choosing a quarterback within the draft this spring with the No. 3 general decide.
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