Bill Belichick agreed to ‘lucrative’ multi-year deal this offseason (report)
There’s been speculation all season whether or not this would be Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick’s final season with the organization. After a 1-5 start and an offense that looks lost, the talks of whether or not owner Robert Kraft would fire Belichick during the year or at season’s end have been heating up.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Patriots “quietly” agreed to a lucrative multi-year contract extension with the future Hall or Fame coach.
“Allow me to add some news,” reported Rapoport. “Sources say Bill Belichick during the offseason quietly agreed to terms on a lucrative, multi-year new contract. His contract, one of the most closely held secrets in New England. That said, I think it’s fair to say there was some, at least, uncertainty or intrigue surrounding him.
“Now, contractually, he is locked up long-term. … This at least adds some context with the Patriots committing to the greatest coach in history long-term.”
The report from Rapoport did not specifically say whether or not Kraft wouldn’t dismiss Belichick at the the conclusion of the season. This news of a new extension will certainly splash cold water on the rumors of the potential dismissal at the end of this lost season.
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