Bill Belichick
Head Coach at North Carolina since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 51
- First season
- 1975
- Teams
- 8
Career
13 stints
1970s
- 1975Baltimore ColtsAssistant Coach
- 1976Detroit LionsAssistant Coach
- 1977Detroit LionsWide ReceiversTight Ends
- 1978Denver BroncosDefensive Assistant
- 1979–1984New York GiantsSpecial Teams CoordinatorLinebackersDefensive Assistant
1980s
- 1985–1990New York Giantsdc
1990s
- 1991–1995Cleveland BrownsHead Coach
- 1992–1995Cleveland BrownsAssistant Coach
- 1996New England PatriotsAssistant Head CoachDefensive Backs
- 1997–1999New York JetsAssistant Head Coachdc
2000s
- 2000–2023New England PatriotsHead Coach
- 2000–2023New England PatriotsAssistant Coach
2020s
- 2025–presentNorth CarolinaHead Coach
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 66 protégés, 21 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row · Capped at 500 people
Relationships
Coached under
82
- 2026Armond HawkinsMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Billy MillerMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Bobby PetrinoMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Brian BelichickMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Caleb PickrellMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Corey GaynorMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Jamie CollinsMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Manny MilesMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Matt LombardiMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Natrone MeansMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Steve BelichickMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Ty NicholsMentored · North Carolina
- 2026Will FriendMentored · North Carolina
- 2025–2026Bob DiacoMentored · North Carolina
- 2025Freddie KitchensMentored · North Carolina
67 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
11
- 2025Freddie KitchensSucceeded · North Carolina
- 2025Mack BrownSucceeded · North Carolina
- 2024Ben McAdooSucceeded by · New England Patriots
- 2000Pete CarrollSucceeded · New England Patriots
- 1997Carl SmithSucceeded by · New England Patriots
- 1992Elliot UzelacSucceeded · Cleveland Browns
- 1991Al GrohSucceeded by · New York Giants
- 1991Bud CarsonSucceeded · Cleveland Browns
- 1991Jim ShofnerSucceeded · Cleveland Browns
- 1977Wally EnglishSucceeded by · Detroit Lions
- 1976Tommy HudspethSucceeded · Detroit Lions
Tenure
51 seasons
- New England PatriotsHead coach · 2000–202324
- New England PatriotsPosition coach · 2000–202324
- New York GiantsCoordinator · 1979–199012
- Cleveland BrownsHead coach · 1991–19955
- Cleveland BrownsPosition coach · 1992–19954
- New York JetsCoordinator · 1997–19993
- North CarolinaHead coach · 2025–2026 · current2
- Detroit LionsPosition coach · 1976–19772
- New England PatriotsCoordinator · 19961
- Denver BroncosAnalyst · 19781
- Baltimore ColtsPosition coach · 19751
Pipeline
7 of 17 coordinators
- 1 seasonBill O'Brienunder at New England Patriots 2007 · head coach at Boston College2024
- 1 seasonJosh McDanielsunder at New England Patriots 2012 · head coach at Las Vegas Raiders2022
- 1 seasonMatt Patriciaunder at New England Patriots 2004 · head coach at Detroit Lions2018
- 1 seasonCharlie Weisunder at New England Patriots 2000 · head coach at Notre Dame2005
- 1 seasonRomeo Crennelunder at New England Patriots 2001 · head coach at Cleveland Browns2005
- 1 seasonRick Venturiunder at Cleveland Browns 1994 · head coach at New Orleans Saints1996
- 1 seasonNick Sabanunder at Cleveland Browns 1991 · head coach at Michigan State1995
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Bill Belichick. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.