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Your team vs. The Hoodie: As Bill Belichick turns 70, here's how every NFL franchise has fared since he took over the Patriots

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick turns 70 on Saturday, which is the point when he once thought he'd say goodbye to coaching.

In the NFL Films-produced "A Football Life" feature more than a decade ago, Belichick famously said: "I don't want to be like Marv Levy and coaching when I'm in my 70s."

But since that time, he has slowly showed signs of softening his stance.

"When I said it, maybe I didn't know what 70 felt like," Belichick acknowledged in a 2019 radio interview.

Now that he's about to hit the number, Belichick leaves no doubt.