Steve Belichick is a rising star, who may or may not be the de-facto defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. While Belichick’s role grows (and somehow simultaneously remains mysterious), he has become an increasingly public figure. His brother Brian, however, has been working behind the scenes.
This is a natural trajectory for both Belichicks, who work under their father Bill Belichick on staff. Brian has been a Patriots’ employee for four years, and thus isn’t getting much notoriety. Steve has been on staff for eight, and seems to be coming into his own. Brian was previously a scouting assistant, but now works as a coaching assistant. That has meant the brothers work “very closely,” according to Steve, the safeties coach.
“He brings a lot of stuff,” Steve said, via NESN.com’s Doug Kyed. “He kind of has a little more of an intellectual point of view than I have, so we feed off each other. I rely on him a lot to help me out with a bunch of different stuff. He helps me out a lot. Hopefully, I teach him a couple things.”
If Brian is the more intellectual type, then what is Steve?
“Less intellectual,” Steve deadpanned.
Of course, their relationship extends beyond football.
“We were brothers. I spent a lot of time with my brother,” Steve said. “Our friends are similar age groups, so as we’ve gotten older we’ve kind of conjoined into a bigger group of friends. We do a ton of stuff together. We do even more together now that we’re working together. We were kids. We played out in the yard. We played video games. We tried to come to our dad’s work. We did a bunch of different things together.”
What is his favorite football memory with Brian?
“Just winning,” Steve said.
