After 24 seasons with the New England Patriots and six Super Bowl titles in Robert Kraft’s trophy case, the storied franchise decided to move on from legendary head coach Bill Belichick after the 2023 NFL season, paving the way for a new era for the team moving forward.
Ultimately, the team didn’t take long to make a decision on who would be Belichick’s successor in New England, as the team chose to bring in former player Jerod Mayo, which was a questionable move, but a start to the rebuilding process.
Once Belichick officially became a free agent, the consensus was it wouldn’t take long for him to find a new job in the NFL being arguably the greatest head coach of all time and with the amount of jobs available.
However, the opposite took place, with Belichick connected to the Washington Commanders and mostly linked to the Atlanta Falcons, but no deal came to fruition, and both teams moved on to other candidates.
With Belichick failing to find another job and his career being a hot topic of discussion, the future Hall of Famer has been talked about a lot during the offseason, especially when it comes to his former players, like Matt Light, who recently went on Julian Edelman’s podcast and shared a hilarious story about their former head coach, via Games with Names.
“There is no need to use multi-syllable words in your email that neither you, nor I, know. I am unimpressed,” Belichick wrote to Light during a must-hear exchange.
“There is no need to use multi-syllable words in your email that neither you, nor I, know. I am unimpressed”
Matt Light and Bill Belichick’s hilarious email exchange! pic.twitter.com/2eKciq6HrX
— Games with Names (@gameswithnames) June 7, 2024
Clearly, Light loved to mess with Belichick, and since he was such a good player and pivotal to the team’s success while protecting superstar quarterback Tom Brady, he seems to have gotten away with a lot during his time in New England.
This is likely one of many stories of when he butted heads with Belichick, with more bound to surface.
