New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump, according to a report from Politico.
The honor will be one of several Trump reportedly plans to bestow as he prepares to leave office later this month, the report says.
Belichick is a “very good friend” of Trump, according to the President. In August, Trump said he would call Belichick “if I ever had a military battle” to get his opinion.
“He’d be as good as any general out there,” Trump said.
For his part, Belichick said he was “flattered” but added that he would “just stick to coaching football.