Stephen Belichick


Stephen C. Belichick is an American football coach who is the current outside linebackers coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.He formerly was the teams safeties coach and worked as a defensive assistant since he began coaching in.

Early years

Belichick played lacrosse at The Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts and was an All-League Honorable Mention selection in his senior year. He then attended Rutgers University where he continued to play lacrosse as a defenseman and long-stick midfielder from 2008 through 2011. He also played for Rutgers Football under coach Greg Schiano in 2011 as a long-snapper.

Coaching career

New England Patriots

On May 10, 2012, Belichick was hired by the New England Patriots as a coaching assistant, a position in which he would serve for four seasons before being named safeties coach prior to the start of the 2016 season.
On February 5, 2017, Belichick was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.
For the 2019 season, Belichick assumed defensive play calling duties while operating as the team's secondary coach.
On July 28, 2020 it was announced that Belichick would be coaching the team’s outside linebackers rather than safeties which his brother Brian is to be coaching.

Personal life

Belichick is the son of current New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and the grandson of Steve Belichick. His younger brother, Brian, also works in the New England Patriots organization, as a coaching assistant.