Bill Belichick has reportedly been subpoenaed in a lawsuit involving former Patriots consultant Bret Bielema and The Razorback Foundation.
The Athletic’s Daniel Kaplan wrote that the Foundation alleges Belichick devised a plan with Bielema and their shared agent, Neil Cornrich, to hire Bielema for a small sum but for long enough that the offset period expired after the University of Arkansas fired Bielema in November 2017.
“Under the terms of his nearly $12 million buyout,” Kaplan said, “Bielema was obligated to make reasonable efforts to find employment that would mitigate or offset the amount.