„I got a feeling that guy has some football left in him.”
Amid the controlled chaos that usually spills out once the final seconds tick off an NFL clock, Bill Belichick deviated from his usual postgame course toward the bowels of Gillette Stadium.
After his customary greeting with the opposing coach in Kansas City’s Andy Reid, Belichick opted to hang around the gridiron — eventually seeking out Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Chris Jones.
The future Hall-of-Fame head coach shook hands with the trio and exchanged words of support before eventually making his way down the tunnel and into a sullen Patriots locker room.
It remains to be seen if Belichick will have another chance to meet stars like Mahomes and Kelce out on the field moving forward — at least in Foxborough.
With New England’s 27-17 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday afternoon, the Patriots now sit at 3-11 on the season — mired in the cellar of the AFC standings.
While injuries have plagued New England at nearly every turn in 2023, years of poor personnel decisions and lackluster drafting by Belichick have saddled a once-proud franchise with a flawed roster severely lacking in both depth and talent.
Depending on which report you draw from, Robert Kraft and the Patriots’ ownership may have already made a ruling on Belichick’s future in New England — with the sight of Belichick patrolling another sideline next fall standing as a tangible scenario with each passing week.
Those rumors and narratives swirling around Belichick and New England have not been lost on the Chiefs — the franchise that has supplanted the post-Brady Patriots as the premier power in the NFL.
