Bill Belichick has spent the past 24 years as the head coach of the New England Patriots where he has led the team to six Super Bowl championships. But with his future in New England uncertain, it sounds like there’s another team that could be looking to hire him this offseason: the Washington Commanders.
According to a report from league insider Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, new Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris is “enamored” with the idea of bringing in Bill Belichick to serve as the team’s next head coach.
“Per a league source, Harris is enamored with the idea of Belichick coaching the Commanders. The question is whether Harris would give Belichick full control over personnel — and whether Belichick would regard the absence of final say over the roster and the draft as as dealbreaker,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk on Sunday morning.
This is obviously pretty shocking news about Belichick’s potential future in the league, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media as a result.
Drake Maye to Marvin Harrison Jr. will reinvent the sport https://t.co/4mbxXE6VUh
— Céad Míle Fáilte (@ColeyMick) January 7, 2024
What's been fascinating about the Belichick talk is how all the reporting about the Commanders' interest in him has come from outside of town. Wanna meet with arguably the best coach ever? Cool. Just not seeing the fit, and I'm not sensing the OMG interest here. https://t.co/3xHaAhKSnk
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 7, 2024
Other reporters (especially local reporters) say the opposite https://t.co/Rd0VXtwuJN
— Jay (@RedskinsCult) January 7, 2024
Bill might have a new home https://t.co/r60zlEqr2T
— fantasy football patrick Pucci (@patrickpucci2) January 7, 2024
Florio’s been on Belichick to the Commanders for months. He’s now hard reporting that Josh Harris is enamored with the idea.
This feels like the one to watch. https://t.co/ocqBhTmBTu
— Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) January 7, 2024
If they hire a guy that is about to get fired, legend or not… I'm out. https://t.co/zAZ8NUGlbR
— Danny Lewis (@CRF4Dan) January 7, 2024
Obviously, a lot would have to happen for Belichick to ultimately land in Washington, so we’ll have to see how this all plays out over the next few weeks.
