Brian Belichick is an

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coach who is the

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coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He joined the organization as a scouting assistant in , and worked as a coaching assistant from 2017 to 2019 before being promoted to safeties coach prior to the season.

Early years

Belichick played

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at The

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and

Suffield Academy Suffield Academy is a private preparatory school located in Suffield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1833 to train young men for ministry in the Baptist Church. The tuition fees for students are currently $65,000 for boarders and $38,700 for day s ...

where he was an All-League selection in football and lacrosse. He then played collegiate lacrosse at

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, graduating in 2016.

Coaching career

New England Patriots

On July 21, 2016, the

publicly confirmed that Brian Belichick had been hired as a scouting assistant, which was to be his first and only year working in the front office. He began assisting the coaching staff with film breakdowns during the team's

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winning playoff run before transitioning to a coaching assistant role the following season. Belichick served as a coaching assistant for three years (2017–2019) before being promoted to Safeties Coach, a position previously held by his elder brother Stephen until July 2020 when it was announced that the latter would be named Outside Linebackers Coach. During that stretch, he won his first Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.

Personal life

Belichick is the son of current New England Patriots head coach

Bill Belichick William Stephen Belichick (; born April 16, 1952) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Additionally, he exercises extensive authority over the Patri ...

, and grandson of

Steve Belichick Stephen Nickolas Belichick (January 7, 1919 – November 19, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, from 1938 to 1940 and ...

. His elder sister, Amanda Belichick, is a lacrosse coach currently serving as Head Coach of the women's program at Holy Cross. His elder brother,

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, serves as the organization's Outside Linebackers coach. On Saturday, June 26, 2021, Brian married Catherine "Callie" D. McLaughlin on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts at St. Mary's Church and had the reception at Sankaty Head Beach Club.

References

External links

Patriots coaches, Brian Belichick
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