As we approach Week 10, Bill Belichick’s tenure as the New England Patriots’ head coach appears to be in jeopardy.
The Patriots’ 20-17 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday puts them at 2-7 in the 2023 NFL regular season. Since Belichick’s debut season in 2000, the Patriots had only won two of their previous nine games. This is a first.
For most of the season, Belichick’s role as both head coach and de facto general manager has been a source of conjecture. But as it was revealed that he had signed a new contract during the off-season, those rumors started to fade.
The initial report on October 22 stated that Belichick had signed a new, long-term contract with Gillette Stadium. The Patriots were 1-5 at the time the news broke and later that day defeated the Buffalo Bills.
But the last two games were losses against the Commanders and the Miami Dolphins. It’s far from guaranteed that Belichick will stay in New England, according to a Boston Globe story.
According to the report – which was published prior to the loss to Washington – Belichick is “not 100 percent” certain to finish the season in charge of the Patriots, should the team lose to the Commanders and the Indianapolis Colts in Week 10.
This Sunday’s meeting between the Patriots and Colts is in Germany. According to the source, Robert Kraft, the owner of New England, has the option to fire coach Brian Belichick before the team’s bye week if the team loses against Indianapolis.
It has been rumored that the Patriots would then name linebacker coach Jerod Mayo as their temporary head coach in this scenario, where they would be 2-8. play Sunday, New England takes play the Colts at Deutsche Bank Park, the home field of Eintracht Frankfurt, a Bundesliga team.
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