With the San Francisco 49ers up next for his New England Patriots, Belichick delivered effusive praise for the 49ers’ All-Pro tight end on Monday.
“He’s as good as anybody that I’ve coached and as good as anybody that I’ve played against,” Belichick told reporters Monday, per the Sacramento Bee.
That sounds a lot like Belichick just called Kittle the best player in football history. Belichick’s been coaching in the NFL since he was a special assistant for the Baltimore Colts in 1975. So that eliminates Jim Brown from the conversation.