Brian Belichick won't be joining Mike Vrabel's coaching staff with the New England Patriots. The longtime coach for the Patriots—who has been with the
Brian Belichick would likely have an open invitation to join his father's staff at the University of North Carolina.
After heckling and humiliation, Jerod Mayo had to leave New England, as they replaced him with Mike Vrabel as the new HC. The post Mike Vrabel Confirms Bold Patriots Decision After Bill Belichick’s Son Announced Exit appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Belichick remained with the Patriots in 2024 with Jerod Mayo has head coach despite his father being fired after the 2023 season. His brother, Steve, also left the Patriots after the 2023 season. Mayo was fired after the 2024 season and replaced by Mike Vrabel.
One of New England's longtime assistants with a strong tie to a previous head coach will not be with the franchise in the coming season.
According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, both Brian Belichick and Mike Pellegrino will not return to the Patriots' coaching staff in 2025.
The safeties coach — and son of Bill Belichick — won’t return in 2025, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. Belichick started his career as a scouting assistant in 2016 and flipped to coaching in New England the next season. He started as a defensive coaching assistant (2017-19) and rose to safeties coach (2020-24).
Patriots assistant Brian Belichick, the youngest son of former head coach Bill Belichick, will not return to the team in 2025.
Brian Belichick stuck around in New England a bit longer than his father, but the Patriots are now parting ways with the last remaining Belichick on their staff.
In addition to safeties coach Brian Belichick’s departure, Mike Pellegrino will also not be returning to the New England Patriots, as first reported Tuesday by ESPN’s Mike Reiss. Pellegrino, 31, spent the past six seasons as the organization’s cornerbacks coach.
Under Covington and Jerod Mayo, the Patriots defense regressed mightily in 2024. They finished 22nd in both total defense and scoring defense, and the scoring defense mark was New England’s worst since 1995. Bill Belichick’s teams never finished lower than 17th.