No one knows when Bill Belichick will decide to retire from coaching football, but he did turn 70 last month.
George Halas and Marv Levy, both at 72, are the oldest full-time coaches in NFL history. Seattle’s Pete Carroll, about seven months Belichick’s elder, should hit 71 this season.
Like Carroll, Belichick has shown no sign of slowing down. It would surprise no one if he works into his mid-70s. New England is certainly in no rush to lose its sideline icon.
Still, it is fair to believe that the drafts he is currently running and personnel decisions he is presently making will form the base for some of his final seasons in New England.