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Report: Bill Belichick advocated for more time with players in offseason

There were a lot of headlines during last week’s NFL spring meetings in Arizona, but the league’s longest-tenured coach was reportedly laying the groundwork behind the scenes for a change to how things are done in the offseason.

More time with players

Via Mike Reiss of ESPN, New England Patriots coach Belichick was “especially vocal” about coaches getting more time with players during the offseason, something he believes would benefit the game.

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera, right, supports the idea Patriots coach Bill Belichick floated during last week's NFL spring meetings. (AP)

Reiss wrote that while coaches, general managers and others were gathered to hear about some of the NFL’s successes as it begins its 100th season, Belichick spoke up.