The New England Patriots next season reportedly will have a new head coach for the first time since the turn of the century.
According to NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran, team owner Robert Kraft already has decided to move on from Belichick after the season. In fact, Kraft reportedly made up his mind about the coaching change all the way back in early November when the Patriots were embarrassed in Germany.
So, why didn’t Kraft cut Belichick loose at that juncture? Curran listed two reasons Monday on “Arbella Early Edition.”
“The main one being, you don’t fire Bill Belichick during the season.