The New England period is formally over for the Belichick household.
Brian Belichick, the son of legendary ex-Patriots coach Invoice Belichick, is departing the group after serving because the safeties coach for the previous 5 years, a number of studies stated Tuesday.
Brian started his Patriots profession in 2016 as a scouting assistant. He shifted to teaching assistant a yr later and was elevated to safeties coach in 2020.
His father, a six-time Tremendous Bowl winner with the franchise, departed the Patriots in January 2024 after 24 seasons on the helm.
Belichick’s different son, Steve Belichick, additionally left the group following his father’s exit in 2024 and went on to turn into the defensive coordinator of the Washington Huskies.
He’ll now function an assistant coach on Belichick’s UNC workers, ESPN reported.
It’s been an offseason full of change in New England, with the group firing its first-year coach, ex-Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo, earlier this month after an unpleasant 4-13 marketing campaign.
Mike Vrabel, a three-time Tremendous Bowl champion linebacker with the Patriots, was employed because the group’s new coach days after Mayo’s dismissal.
He employed former Lions line of defense coach Terrell Williams because the group’s defensive coordinator.
Though the elder Belichick’s identify swirled on this yr’s hiring cycle — with The Publish’s Brian Costello reporting in December that he inquired in regards to the Jets job in a shocking transfer — he joined the faculty ranks for the primary time in his profession final month as head coach of the Tar Heels.
Belichick, who agreed to a five-year take care of UNC, vowed to stay on the school degree in his first remarks as coach.
“I didn’t come here to leave,” Belichick stated in his introductory press convention final month.
It stays to be seen if one other Belichick might be added to the Tar Heels’ workers.
