Over the course of the Patriots’ unpreceded two-decade run as the NFL’s most successful franchise, assistant coaches Dante Scarnecchia and Ivan Fears played integral roles on head coach Bill Belichick’s coaching staff.
For Scarnecchia, his impact on the Patriots even predated the Belichick era, spending time under previous head coaches in the 1980s and 1990s. He primarily worked in offensive roles from special teams to tight ends before heading the offensive line full-time under Belichick for 17 seasons. Scarnecchia contributed to five Super Bowl championship teams and retired after the 2019 playoffs.
“I’m just so fortunate (Scarnecchia stayed),” Belichick said in 2019.