Legendary NFL head coach Bill Belichick has a desire to return to the sidelines in 2025, which should be music to the ears of the New York Jets franchise. Belichick stepped away from his role as head coach and de facto general manager of the New England Patriots following the 2023 season after the team went 4-13 on the year. That marked his worst record as a head coach, as he had never gone worse than 5-11 in any previous campaign with New England or the Cleveland Browns before them.
Tom Brady’s departure from the franchise in 2019 created a fissure between the two, and the Patriots’ investments in quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Mac Jones did not go as planned, leading the team toward a downward spiral, including three losing seasons in the four hears following Brady’s departure, which precipitated a rebuild. Bill Belichick could be a Jets head coaching candidate for the 2025 season Now that Belichick is slated to step into a pronounced role in the media, including being a regular on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the three-time AP NFL Coach of the Year is already yearning to get back on the gridiron. However, there are conditions that potential suitors will have to meet to bring him into their fold.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported a full synopsis of where the Tennessee native’s head is at regarding an NFL comeback and what it will take to lure him away from the media and back into the play-caller position next year (h/t Peter Botte of the New York Post): “Belichick �.