Bill Belichick’s time with the Patriots finally came to an end on Thursday, as the team and the coach plan to part ways.
Belichick, who had led New England for 24 seasons, finished with a dismal 4-13 season days ago.
He leaves Foxborough as one of the longest-tenured coaches with one team in NFL history, a six-time Super Bowl champion as head coach — an all-time record — and perhaps as the greatest coach of all time.
Belichick didn’t get his storybook ending in New England, but much of his tenure still felt like a fairytale.