My Cousin Vinny. Bon Jovi. Lacrosse. The 1980s New York Giants. His dog Nike. While Bill Belichick keeps a rather serious football-first persona in public, we know of a few things he likes. Now, there is one more thing we can add to this list: Dont’a Hightower. Belichick recently spoke about the linebacker during a press conference and he invested 448 words in praising the New England Patriots’ defensive on-field signal caller.
Belichick was asked how Hightower’s instincts developed since the Patriots drafted him in the first round of the 2012 draft, and he gave a detailed breakdown.