Bill Belichick’s youngest son, Brian, is now the safeties coach for the New England Patriots. Brian has been with the organization since 2016 as a scouting assistant and assistant coach, but he’s finally been tabbed as a position coach.
Brian took over for his older brother, Steve, who pivoted to coach the outside linebackers group. Steve has been with the team in some capacity since 2012 and is becoming an instrumental piece on the coaching staff. He talked about the mentorship he provided his brother and the help that Devin McCourty will provide during press conferences on Friday morning.
“We’ve talked a lot about it and obviously we’re extremely close, being brothers,” Steve said. “As an older brother and a more veteran coach than he is, I’m doing the best I can to lead him through that safety room. Having Devin in that group really helps and I’m sure Devin’s helping that room.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with Brian in the offseason and so far in training camp to catch him up to speed. There’s a lot of little things in our defense that are big things. So, a lot of coaching points obviously. This is our first time with all the players being back in the building, so we’re trying to get everyone up to speed and do the best we can with the situation we’re in.”
Patrick Chung opted-out and it leaves Brian with McCourty, Adrian Phillips and rookie Kyle Dugger as the main players to get minutes. Dugger obviously has a lot of work to do and Phillips will have to learn the system after spending six seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Brian has a tall task ahead of him, but he has two mentors above him that have some familiarity with the coaching NFL defenses.
