Many will reflect on his awe-inspiring legacy with the Patriots in which he redefined what a dynasty could look like in this century’s NFL. While gazing back, others will look to see what’s next for Belichick, who never indicated that he wanted to stop coaching. There’s also the matter of who does New England look at for its next head coach and general manager.
Who else will join the job search? Three other head coaches had previously been fired this season: the Las Vegas Raiders‘ Josh McDaniels, the Carolina Panthers‘ Frank Reich and Los Angeles Chargers‘ Brandon Staley. Additionally, two general managers, the Raiders’ Dave Ziegler and the Chargers’ Tom Telesco, were also let go.
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“Players win games in the NFL and I’ve been very fortunate to coach some of the greatest players who have every played,” Belichick says. “I respect the way players come to work here on a daily basis – all of them, and I’ve coached well over 1,000.” https://t.co/Dy5bf3qMyW
Bill Belichick will want to continue coaching and is expected to draw interest from at least some of the other seven NFL teams that currently have head coach vacancies, quite possibly the Atlanta Falcons, per league sources.
The Seattle Seahawks and Pete Carroll have “amicably agreed” that his time as head coach will end after 14 seasons in charge in Seattle. He’ll transition into an advisor role, the team announced.
He finishes his Seahawks tenure with a 137-89 record, including two Super Bowl appearances and a championship title.
Some earlier updates regarding the Jaguars and Panthers:
Panthers requested permission to interview Lions’ chief operating officer Mike Disner for their general manager job.
#Panthers have blocked #Jaguars’ request to interview DC Ejiro Evero for Jacksonville’s coordinator job, per sources. Carolina plans to interview Evero for its head coaching position.
Evero led the Panthers’ fourth-ranked total defense despite Carolina’s NFL-worst offense.
