Bill Belichick was very close to bringing back an old friend for the 2020 season.
Speaking during his “Call To The Booth” podcast on Wednesday, former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib revealed that Belichick made a phone call this offseason with “the role of a lifetime”.
Belichick was interested Talib’s services to come back and defend tight ends on a one-year contract.
“I was halfway out the door,” Talib said, that is, until he saw the list of tight ends on the Patriots schedule.
“My guy, my big homie Bill Belichick called my phone. He told me that he had the role of a lifetime for me.