Bill Belichick stays in touch.
The New England Patriots coach traded away quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, but that didn’t end their relationship. During the 2017 season, Belichick would text Garoppolo regularly after each week. The communication has grown less frequent, but they still chat.
“It’s every now and again,” Garoppolo said to reporters at Super Bowl Opening Night in Miami on Monday. “There’s no real rhyme or reason to it. It is just whenever he feels like it. Whenever he does, it’s always a honor.”
What does Belichick say?
“Just congratulations, things like that. Keep the thing going,” Garoppolo said. “Coach (Belichick and I), we had a great relationship. Great guy. Very honest. Very straight forward. I always appreciated him for that.”
Does he send emojis?
“Emojis? Do you think he uses them?” Garoppolo asked. “He’s a big SnapFace guy, I know.”
Garoppolo snuck the expression, “SnapFace,” into a press conference. Belichick would be so proud — it’s his favorite joke, after all.
