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Segel: Kraft knew it was time to make a change based on past experiences

January 11, 2024

By Alan Segel FOXBOROUGH—Patriots owner Robert Kraft and now former head coach Bill Belichick came through the door just before noon on Thursday to announce to the assembled media and Patriots nation watching what was already known. Bill Belichick, after 24 years, would no longer be the leader of the 6-time Super Bowl Champions. The departure was announced as “mutually agreed to part ways” Bill Belichick spoke first and then…

Belichick provides a thoughtful goodbye in final press conference

January 11, 2024

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FOXBOROUGH – Fittingly, Bill Belichick’s statement during a joint press conference with Robert Kraft on Wednesday afternoon was brief and to the point. Both Belichick and Kraft each had a statement that lasted about five minutes in a jam-packed room full of cameras and reporters. Kraft was scheduled to answer questions later in the day and Bill did not take questions. “Robert and I – after a series of discussions…

Bill Belichick is out after coaching the Patriots for 24 years.

January 11, 2024

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Bill Belichick is out as head coach of the New England Patriots. Belichick and the organization mutually agreed to part ways, ending the most historic run in NFL history by any coach. After 24 years of leading the Patriots, Belichick is moving on. He reportedly still wants to coach and he will have multiple suitors. Belichick’s run with the Patriots was unprecedented. He won six Super Bowls, 17 AFC…

Belichick sets the table for his next coaching job

January 9, 2024

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Before all you Bill Belichick supporters get all excited about the possibility of him returning to the Patriots next season, you might want to curb your enthusiasm. In his season ending press conference on Monday morning, Belichick proclaimed that he would do what’s best for the team in regards to giving up personnel control. This surprising comment was not just meant for the Kraft family and the Patriots organization, it…

Future of Mac Jones adds to critical offseason for Patriots organization

January 8, 2024

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As soon as the locker room doors opened to the media for one final time Monday morning during the team’s ‘breakup day,’ Mac Jones’ locker quickly became the first stop on everyone’s final tour of the room this season. About 35 reporters and cameramen and camerawomen flocked to and then huddled around it, waiting for the former Pats starting quarterback to appear and speak, possibly for one last time as…

What NFL insiders are saying regarding Bill Belichick’s future

January 6, 2024

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Bill Belichick’s future seems to be the hottest topic in the NFL right now and several NFL insiders have the latest speculation circulating around the league. Here is what they are saying. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport According to Rapoport, he does not envision the Patriots firing Belichick on Monday. “Robert Kraft says we’re just going to move on and fires Bill Belichick… That seems highly, highly unlikely.” Rapoport does envision…

With rumors swirling about his future, Belichick locked in on Kansas City

December 13, 2023

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Image courtesy of Cooper Neill/Getty Images It comes as no surprise that Bill Belichick wouldn’t dare touch questions about his job security during his weekly Wednesday morning press conference. After a report from Tome E. Curran on NBC Sports Boston on Tuesday night where he said he had heard the decision on Belichick’s future had been made after the ugly loss to the Colts in Germany, Belichick was asked early…

A decision on Belichick’s future has already been made according to report

December 13, 2023

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According to NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran, the Patriots have already decided to part ways with Bill Belichick after this season. Curran reported on Arbella’s Early Edition earlier tonight that the Patriots made the decision the week after the loss to the Colts in Germany. “When they came out of Germany, conversations I had that week made it very clear that a decision was made.” Curran continued: “They were…

New England shows it deserves to be part of Army-Navy rotation

December 10, 2023

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Well done, New England. Army-Navy week was a smashing success in every possible way. Players, coaches, PR staff members, athletic directors and other folks with ties to either academy that we spoke with or that spoke after the game had nothing but glowing things to say about their experience this week. Given the slightly important fact that the United States of America started here, there’s no reason why Foxborough and…

The present day Patriots have reverted back to the 1992 Patriots

December 4, 2023

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FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots wore their throwback uniforms on Sunday against the Chargers and it brought me back to my childhood. I was a senior in high school again. Pat the Patriot uniforms, bad quarterback play, a bad offense, an half empty stadium and a team that is currently 2-10. It felt like 1992 all over again. The Patriots are the worst team in the NFL. Yes. Worse than the Carolina…

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