In one offseason, Bill Belichick took the Patriots from an underwhelming 7-9 team in 2020 to a squad that won seven straight games at one point and earned a wild-card berth a year later.
Color the NFL impressed.
The Pro Football Writers Association named Belichick its Executive of the Year after his on-the-fly retooling got New England back to its winning ways two years after the departure of longtime quarterback Tom Brady.
It’s Belichick’s first Executive of the Year award and the first given to the Patriots since former vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli won it in 2003 and 2007.