After weeks of speculation, it is now official: Bill Belichick will not be back as the New England Patriots’ head coach in 2024. As reported on Thursday, the two sides will go separate ways in the future.
This is a franchise-altering event, and we will naturally have wall-to-wall coverage of it. For now, however, let’s just share some quick-hit thoughts on the bigger-picture implications of the move.
The end of an era: Bill Belichick ran the Patriots’ football operations for the last 24 years, and he did so with unprecedented success.