3 Patriots Coaches On Their Way Out With Bill Belichick Gone

1. Steve & Brian Belichick

Like father, like sons. With father Bill out the door in Foxborough, it is hard to imagine that his two sons on staff won't be following suit. Steve Belichick is the Patriots' current linebackers coach, with 12 years of total experience on his dad's coaching staff.

Steve Belichick's coaching career got off to an interesting start when he walked into his first safeties meeting and told the veteran group "Yo, I’m going to be honest with y’all. I don’t know what the f--- I’m doing right now. My dad told me two weeks ago that I was even going to have this job." Only a few years later, the older Belichick brother had play calling duties on defense, becoming a viral meme in the process during Tom Brady's return to Gillette Stadium.

Brian Belichick has spent eight years on the Patriots' sideline, with his last four as the team's safeties coach.

But as goes Bill, so likely goes the nepotism that he has long brought to Foxborough. Beyond his sons, the likes of Matt Groh, Eliot Wolf and Mick Lombardi also come to mind in recent years. To be fair, nepotism is far from a uniquely Patriots issue and plagues many NFL franchises.

The almost certain scenario is that Steve and Brian will end up on staff at their dad's next destination as Belichick takes his talents (and nepotism) elsewhere.

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