10 facts about Patriots coach Steve Belichick
The coach's son stole the show on 'Sunday Night Football'
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Tom Brady and Bill Belichick may have been the headliners for Sunday Night Football’s mega-reunion, but one man worked his way into a co-starring role.
We’re talking, of course, about Steve Belichick, the mulleted New England Patriots’ outside linebackers coach and son of the Patriots’ leader.
The younger Belichick became a magnet for NBC’s cameras throughout the night after they caught him making a few ridiculous faces that are destined to become memes (if they’re not already).
Steve Belichick is more than just a funny GIF, though. Here are 10 facts you may not know about the long-time member of the Patriots coaching staff.
1. Steve Belichick is 34 years old
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He was born March 25, 1987 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He arrived just after his father Bill won his first Super Bowl title as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants.
2. He played college football at Rutgers
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Steve Belichick was a lacrosse player in high school, but served as a long-snapper at Rutgers under Greg Schiano.
3. He is one of Bill Belichick's three children
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Steve Belichick’s younger brother Brian is also on the Patriots’ coaching staff and works as a safeties coach. His older sister Amanda is the women’s lacrosse coach at Holy Cross.
4. He was named after his grandfather
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Bill Belichick’s father Stephen was both a football player and longtime college coach. He died in 2005.
5. Steve Belichick joined the Patriots coaching staff in 2012 as a coaching assistant
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6. He was promoted to safeties coach in 2016
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7. He assumed defensive playcalling duties in 2019 after Brian Flores left for Miami
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8. He moved to outside linebackers coach in 2020
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9. He and his wife Jen have two children
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10. Steve Belichick has won three Super Bowl rings
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His father had one Super Bowl ring at the same age. Not bad.
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