Jalen Mills was starstruck when he first met his new head coach.
Telling the story during his introductory press conference, Mills recalled how he met Bill Belichick shortly after joining the New England Patriots on a four-year, $24 million free agency deal. The defensive back, who spent the first five years of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, revealed that he was “freaking out” when running into Belichick at the Gillette Stadium cafeteria.
“He’s just talking to me, telling me, ‘Happy to have you. Glad for you to be here. I’m excited for you to be here.