Bill Belichick will not be coaching in the NFL this season, and Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio seems to think that the league will miss him.
During a press conference at the NFL Combine this week, Nick Caserio was asked his thoughts on Bill Belichick not getting a coaching job this offseason after Caserio spent nearly two decades working with him during his time with the New England Patriots. Caserio made it clear that he thinks there will be a tangible void with Belichick out of the league this season.
“I’d say the league is always better when people like Bill Belichick are around,” Caserio said. “You look at this off-season, coach [Pete] Carroll, coach Belichick. Coach Belichick is the best coach in the history of not only football, [but] sport in my opinion. He’s a big reason that I am where I am today, so I have a lot of respect, and appreciation, and admiration for him.
“There’s a number of folks in New England that they have in place that they feel comfortable with. They have a lot of talented people. They’re probably going through a process of trying to figure things out, and I think all of us, that’s what we do each year; you just sort of try to figure things out. Certainly wish them nothing but the best. I’m appreciative of my 20 years, 20 seasons that I had in New England, but the game is better when people like Bill are around. I’m sure he’ll figure out what he’s going to do in the spring, and we’re all going to benefit from it.”
There’s a chance Belichick could return to coaching in 2025, but he will not be on the sidelines this year.
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