After 24 years and six super bowl victories, the patriots and bill belichick are set to retire on thursday.
Belichick’s future had been rumored all season, as the patriots finished with a 4-13 record and missed the playoffs for the third time in four seasons.
Belichick met with patriots owner robert kraft over the past few days before reaching a mutual agreement. Belichick has a 266-121 overall record with the patriots and 31 playoff victories.
The 71-year-old has no plans to retire and needs just 15 more victories to match don shula’s all-time wins record — regular season and playoffs — by a head coach in nfl history.
According to espn’s lengthy postmortem on the Belichick period in new England, which saw the team win six super bowls and nine AFC titles, patriots inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo has assumed the position and became the next new england head coach. Belichick even gave patriots owner robert kraft evidence in 2014 from a survey that showed how quarterbacks see their play decline in the middle of their 30s.
