Stephen C. Belichick (born March 25, 1987) is an American football coach who is the current outside linebackers coach for the

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of the National Football League (NFL). He formerly was the team's safeties coach and worked as a defensive assistant since he began coaching in .

Early years

Belichick played lacrosse at The

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in Weston, Massachusetts, and was an All-League Honorable Mention selection in his senior year. He then attended Rutgers University where he continued to play lacrosse as a defenseman and long-stick midfielder (LSM) from 2008 through 2011. He also played for Rutgers Football under coach Greg Schiano in

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as a long snapper.

Coaching career

New England Patriots

On May 10, 2012, Belichick was hired by the

as a coaching assistant, a position in which he would serve for four seasons before being named safeties coach prior to the start of the 2016 season. On February 5, 2017, Belichick was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the

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by a score of 34–28 in overtime. For the 2019 season, after long-time assistant Brian Flores left to become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Belichick assumed defensive play calling duties previously held by Flores while also operating as the team's secondary coach. On July 28, 2020 it was announced that Belichick would move from safeties coach to outside linebackers coach, with his brother Brian taking over at safeties.

Personal life

Belichick is the son of current New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and the grandson of Steve Belichick. His younger brother,

Brian Belichick Brian Belichick is an American football coach who is the current safeties coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He joined the organization as a scouting assistant in , and worked as a coaching assistant from 2 ...

, also works in the New England Patriots organization, currently serving as the team's safeties coach.

References

External links

New England Patriots profile
1987 births Living people People from Ridgewood, New Jersey Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey People from Weston, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's lacrosse players Rutgers University alumni New England Patriots coaches Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players Coaches of American football from Massachusetts Belichick family Rivers School alumni {{Massachusetts-sport-stub