After the Patriots and Bill Belichick parted methods in January and hired Jerod Mayo as his replacement, Steve Belichick left New England to come to be the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington.
After Belichick explained why he left the Patriots in choose of the new probability when he regarded on Friday’s episode of the “Green Light” podcast with Chris Long, he recommended Mayo as the new head coach.
“I’m splendid excited for Jerod,” Belichick told Long. “I suppose he is geared up for this. I suppose it was once his time, and I think he’s a fantastic motivator and he’s a fantastic teacher. Those are two qualities for a head coach. … At the give up of the day, when you’re in the constructing you prefer that brotherhood. You prefer that camaraderie, and he absolutely brings that to that organization.”
Belichick explained he received shut with Mayo when the former linebacker used to be on injured reserve in the 2013 and 2014 NFL seasons and was involved in Belichick’s teaching roles with the Patriots. He remembered his relationship with Mayo started out to deepen when the Super Bowl XLIX champion joined New England’s teaching team of workers in 2019.
“The following year we started teaching linebackers together, and we just had a without a doubt shut relationship in New England,” Belichick said. “… We moved to the linebacker room and made it a vicinity human beings may want to come and do what they desired to do. You know, get away from the building without leaving the building. … We grew to be so close these ultimate few years.”
Even besides Bill or Steve, the Patriots will nevertheless have one Belichick on the teaching staff. Brian Belichick decided to return to New England for the upcoming season as the safeties coach.
