The Patriots’ long-term championship future was shaken Friday by an ESPN report that described “a palpable sense in [Gillette Stadium] that this might be the last year together” for the most successful owner-coach-quarterback combination in NFL history—Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, who have combined to win five Super Bowls and 15 division titles in their 18-year NFL relationship. Now one of the triumvirate is striking back at the notion that the team is fraying, and at parts of the ESPN report.
Owner Robert Kraft told The MMQB that he believes “absolutely” Belichick will be the coach of the team in 2018.