FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick's coaching tenure with the New England Patriots could potentially begin and end with links to the New York Jets.
When New England hosts New York on Sunday in the season finale for both teams, it will be just over 24 years since Belichick shocked the NFL by resigning as the Jets' coach on the same morning he was set to be introduced as Bill Parcells' successor.
Belichick was soon hired by the Patriots, and the rest is history.
Six Super Bowl wins later, Belichick will be leading New England against the Jets (6-10) in what could be his final game with the Patriots (4-12) as he wraps up his worst season as a head coach.