Down the stretch of the 2023 NFL season, few topics have been discussed more than the future of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. But while the outside noise builds with the end of the season, only two people will ultimately decide Belichick’s fate in New England – himself and his boss, Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
Belichick and Kraft are expected to meet on Monday for their annual post-season meeting where they discuss the state of the team, which would include Belichick’s future. Ahead of that meeting Belichick spoke with reports on Monday morning, and sounded like somebody who both wants to and plans to remain with the Patriots’ organization.
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“Obviously things need to be fixed,” Belichick said in his opening statement. “I’m under contract. I’m going to do what I always do, which is – every day I come in, work as hard as I can to help the team in whatever way I can. So, that’s what I’m going to continue to do.”
Belichick spoke multiple times about the future of the organization, as somebody who sounds like he plans to be a part of it. “I think we have some things that we can build on. I think there are some things that we need to to fix and change,” he said at one point when asked how much injuries impacted the overall picture of the 2023 season.
That continued on to when he was asked if he’d be surprised if Kraft ultimately doesn’t want to bring him back.
“I’m going to focus on what I am going to control and focus on,” Belichick replied. “That’s my work ethic and my effort to do what I can to help the Patriots organization, which I’m heavily invested in.”