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NFL Insider Ian Rapoport is pushing back rumors about Bill Belichick’s job status with the Patriots

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A report about the New England Patriots moving on from Bill Belichick is getting some push back by the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport this morning.

Rapoport is saying that Belichick getting fired at the end of the season is not a done deal. According to Rapoport, Kraft still has not come to a “firm conclusion” on what’s next for the head-coaching situation in New England.

Rapoport said,
Sources say not only has owner Robert Kraft not come to a firm conclusion on what will happen next with his head-coaching situation, but the way New England finishes could go a long way in determining what’s next.

Firing Belichick outright appears to be the least likely. A potential mutual parting would be an option. The Patriots could also hope to receive compensation from another interested team in exchange for the rights to Belichick, but the coach would have to be on board with whatever options there are. Or, Belichick could stay for the 2024 season.

Sources say Belichick has not changed the way he is with players, coaches or executives, never discussing himself and preparing for this year and next year as he always does. That should come as no surprise. But it also offers no hints of what’s to come.

Time will tell what the real story is, but this one seems to carry a lot more weight to it. It is hard to believe a decision to cut ties with Bill Belichick after 24 seasons as head coach would be leaked to the media during the season.