USAF Academy, Colo. — Bill Belichick doesn’t come across as being the nervous type, especially when it comes to addressing a roomful of football players.
But today, prior to putting the Patriots through practice on the grounds at the Air Force Academy, Belichick admitted he had a few more butterflies than usual given the task he was assigned last week — giving the Navy football team its pre-game speech prior to playing SMU on Saturday.
Belichick’s father, Steve, was a Naval Academy scout for more than three decades. The Patriots coach grew up in Annapolis, so there’s special meaning for him.