As head coach of the , has won six Super Bowl championships. But the career move he made before landing in New England—leaving the New York Jets, where he served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator from 1997-99—was pivotal for him.
Appearing on WEEI's Ordway, Merloni & Fauria, Belichick said resigning from the Jets was "one of the great moments" of his career (h/t Ryan Hannable):
"Well, not only one of the most defining, but you know, one of the great moments of my career. That combined with Robert [Kraft] giving me the opportunity to come here, I couldn't have asked for anything more.