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“I am actually extra centered on our crew and this 12 months.”
Moments after cementing his three hundredth profession regular-season victory, Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick stayed true to kind and deflected all credit score.
“It’s nice,” Belichick advised reporters. “I’m actually extra centered on our crew and this 12 months. I’ll fear about that later. Thanks.”
Belichick notched No. 299 in opposition to the New York Jets on Sunday, Sept. 24, and waited almost a month to achieve the spherical quantity. He steered New England to its largest win of the season Sunday – a scintillating 29-25 conquer the Buffalo Payments.
He’s the third coach in NFL historical past to achieve the milestone, trailing solely Corridor of Famers Don Shula (328) and George Halas (318).
Belichick, 71, grew to become head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 1991 and proceeded to win 36 video games over 5 years. He went 5-11 in his first 12 months with the Patriots in 2000, 11-5 in 2001, and 9-7 in 2002, then gained no less than 10 video games each season from 2003-2020.
He might probably move Halas in 2024 or 2025 if he’s nonetheless teaching.
Talking of his future, NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Belichick signed a “profitable, multi-year” extension with the Patriots final offseason.
Belichick neither confirmed nor denied the report. He made it clear his focus is on serving to the Patriots win soccer video games.
“I by no means speak about my contract,” Belichick mentioned. “Deal with the sport. Attempt to give attention to Buffalo, then I’ll give attention to Miami. You’ll be able to rely on that.”
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