Brian Belichick, who spent the last five seasons as safeties coach, will be moving on from the Patriots in 2025. He initially served as a scouting assistant in 2016 and a coaching assistant from 2017-2019.
Under Covington and Jerod Mayo, the Patriots defense regressed mightily in 2024. They finished 22nd in both total defense and scoring defense, and the scoring defense mark was New England’s worst since 1995. Bill Belichick’s teams never finished lower than 17th.
Bill Belichick pushed back with humbling admission over questions about his ego with the New England Patriots.
The last Belichick remaining in New England is reportedly leaving the Patriots coaching staff. Brian Belichick, who stayed on the Patriots staff last season even after his father was dismissed as head coach,
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The Belichick family has been with the New England Patriots for the last 24 years, but Bill’s son Brian is the last to leave the six-time Super Bowl champs.
Brian Belichick, the son of legendary ex-Patriots coach Bill Belichick, is departing the team after serving as the safeties coach for the past five years, multiple reports said Tuesday, as new head coach Mike Vrabel builds his staff.
Mike Vrabel joined the Patriots as head coach in a throwback to the Bill Belichick era. But his tenure won't involve Belichick's son, Brian.
Reid notched his 28th career postseason win after the Chiefs’ AFC championship victory over the Buffalo Bills and is just three away from Belichick’s record of 31 for most ever for an NFL head coach. The Chiefs coach has six total Super Bowl appearances to Belichick’s nine.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick meet at midfield after an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 27-20. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) AP
One of New England's longtime assistants with a strong tie to a previous head coach will not be with the franchise in the coming season.