NFL World Reacts to Patriots Parting Ways With Bill Belichick

Belichick’s run in New England is over.

Bill Belichick’s legendary 24-year run with the New England Patriots is reportedly over, with the two sides parting ways on Thursday. 

This puts an end to an incredible era that saw Belichick win six Super Bowls with the Patriots, as he teamed up with Tom Brady to build a dynasty that is unmatched in NFL history. 

Belichick is out after leading the Patriots to a 4–13 record this past season, his worst as an NFL head coach. 

These stats show just how dominant his run was in New England: 

Bill Belichick's legacy in New England:

🏈24 seasons
🏈9 Super Bowl appearances
🏈6 Super Bowl titles
🏈266-120 regular season record
🏈30-12 postseason record

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 11, 2024

The NFL world reacted to the news: 

Belichick and Saban out in New England and Alabama within 24 hours of each other just an absolutely wild time to be alive https://t.co/iiM6RnQwbS

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) January 11, 2024

End of an era doesn’t even begin to describe it. What Bill Belichick did in New England will never be replicated. Even if the timing is right to move on, it doesn’t take away an unbelievable career. https://t.co/8wOctANHy1

— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) January 11, 2024

News that most expected but still shocking to see it come to this. 24 seasons, nine Super Bowl appearances, six Super Bowl titles, an NFL record 31 playoff wins, a 292-120 record overall. We’ll never see anything like it again.

The #Patriots will have a new head coach. https://t.co/8k1qIJnxiQ

— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) January 11, 2024

Carroll, Saban and now Belichick in a span of 24 hours. Combined, these 3 accomplished quite a lot this century as head coaches:

7 Super Bowl wins
8 National Championship Titles
Multiple Heisman winners
Greatest QB of all time
Over 50 1st rd picks https://t.co/cS4l9vBMcm

— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) January 11, 2024

I’ll never forget when Bill Belichick gave us a complete history of Special Teams off the top of his head!pic.twitter.com/PW9W0TWYID

— Coach Dan Casey (@CoachDanCasey) January 11, 2024

Why didn't the #Patriots trade Bill Belichick?

Too complicated.

1) Belichick doesn't want his next team to give up draft capital. He wants to do what's best for HIS team and a trade is what's best for the Patriots, who are no longer HIS. (Surreal.)
2) The value is hard. What is…

— Henry McKenna (@henrycmckenna) January 11, 2024

Bill Belichick, Nick Saban, and Pete Carroll have all left their teams or retired in the last 24 hours. We often throw the phrase around without much meaning, but this truly is the end of an era. It’s wild to see.

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) January 11, 2024

On his own, Tom Brady would have won two or three Super Bowls. On his own, Bill Belichick would have had a couple. It took working together to go to nine and win six.

— Aaron Schatz 🏈 (@ASchatzNFL) January 11, 2024