Ding, dong, the witch is dead. The New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick have agreed to part ways. Obviously, there will be on-field repercussions of the move for the Buffalo Bills — the Bills and Patriots have won every AFC East championship since 2009 and all but one since 2003 — but there are also some other milestones to consider.
Belichick, along with recently ousted Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, were among the longest-tenured coaches in the NFL. That moves Bills head coach Sean McDermott up the list.
McDermott now sits fourth on the list of longest-tenured NFL head coaches, barely squeaking in over Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan.