As the NFL's 100th season is starting to wind down, the league is looking to name its most influential personalities into an All-Time Team. The best players and coaches will be named on the team, and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is more than honored to be included in that list.
Belichick was included in the list with Paul Brown, the founder and first head coach of the Cleveland Browns. The NFL released a video of Belichick reacting to his inclusion to the list.
Bill Belichick reacts to being named as a coach on the #NFL100 All-Time Team.
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— NFL (@NFL) November 23, 2019
It's understandable to see Belichick flattered with being mentioned in the same breath as Brown. After all, he did so much good to the sport plenty of Americans love to see. Brown won seven league championships as a coach. He also had a hand at founding the Cincinnati Bengals as well as introduced concepts still used today such as analyzing film and the use of practice squads.
The Patriots head coach was humble with the recognition. He said that the coaches that will be named on the list were all people he looked up to throughout his coaching journey.
He also shared that this achievement wasn't achieved all by himself.
“We all know this is the ultimate team sport, and I've had the great fortune to coach so many great players, and have so many great coaches and scouts,” Belichick said. “It's really an honor to all the people that I've worked with and been able to coach.”
This honor is a fitting tribute to one of the most successful coaches in the modern NFL era, and you will not hear a single argument from fans against Belichick's inclusion to the list.
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