When the new season kicks off next week, Bill Belichick will not be part of an NFL coaching staff for the first time since 1974.
Yet he still will be as visible to most football fans as he was during his 24 seasons as Patriots head coach.
During its annual media day Wednesday at its Bristol, Conn., headquarters, ESPN provided more specifics on Belichick’s previously announced roles with the “ManningCast” and “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Belichick’s assignments — particularly the “ManningCast,’’ an alternative broadcast to “Monday Night Football” produced by Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions — are more expansive than anticipated.