Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is enjoying his short-lived career as a TV analyst.
However, the all-time great NFL coach might be returning to the sidelines sooner than many expect.
Albert Breer of “The Monday Morning Quarterback” thinks Belichick could be the next coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars as soon as this season.
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“They’re just a sneaky one with Belichick for me,” Breer said on “The Dan Patrick Show.”
One of the main reasons Breer thinks Belichick could be an option is Khan and his son, Tony Khan, the team’s chief football strategy officer, having a relationship with Belichick already.
“Tony Khan has a strong relationship with Bill Belichick … to the point where — so when they hired Doug Marrone full-time, they removed the interim tag [in 2017]. That was largely on the advice of Bill Belichick to do it. So, Bill has had the ear of ownership in that place for a while now. And I just wonder if that’s not rattling around in the heads of ownership up there now.”
Breer added that, from a business perspective, the addition of Belichick could work well in South Florida, including “sponsorships to sell, you’ve got suites to sell, all of that stuff.”
“He does have a place, I think, right down the street,” Breer said. “I guess down I-95 there in South Florida too, so that wouldn’t hurt either.”
As for the Jaguars, they entered the season with playoff expectations but they are currently 0-3 and underachieving under current head coach Doug Pederson after getting blown out by the Buffalo Bills Monday night.
Pederson, who was hired by the Jaguars after the departure of Urban Meyer in 2021, led the Jaguars to a playoff berth two years ago, and they shocked the Los Angeles Chargers with a historic comeback in the wild-card round.
This is Pederson’s third year as head coach for owner Shad Khan’s Jaguars. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who just signed a massive extension that pays him $55 million per year the next five seasons, is 0-8 in his last eight starts dating to last season.