Belichick was 'voted off the island' this offseason, reports suggest. 

One of the most unexpected outcomes of the NFL offseason was that legendary head coach of the New England Patriots Bill Belichick found himself jobless once the coaching carousel had stopped rotating.

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Belichick intended to become a coach in 2024 and is only 15 wins away from becoming the NFL's all-time record holder.

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However, that did not materialize, and it did not seem to be in the near future either.

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According to ESPN, Belichick came the closest to being hired as a head coach of any of the open or maybe open positions when he placed outside the top three of the Atlanta Falcons' finalists.

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