Bill Belichick under contract, would take lesser role in personnel matters as Kraft meeting looms
Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots.
The Patriots coach also confirmed Monday during his season-ending new conference that he remains under contract, though he didn't specify the length of its current terms.
New England's 17-3 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday cemented a 4-13 record for the Patriots, Belichick's worst record in his 29-year NFL head coaching career. It's left his status for next season up in the air as he prepares to meet with team owner Robert Kraft about his future. That meeting was expected to take place this week, possibly as early as today.
“I'm for whatever collectively we decide as an organization is the best thing to help our football team,” Belichick said during Monday's video conference. “I’m under contract. I’m going to do what I always do, which is every day I come in, work as hard as I can to help the team in whatever way I can. So that’s what I’m going to continue to do.”
