Bill Belichick blasted by NFL writer for post-Patriots media career

After the initial shock of Bill Belichick's departure from the Patriots earlier this year, seeing that no other team in the NFL chose to hire him became the new surprise. Despite his recent struggles as a head coach, his resume seemed like enough to help out a struggling franchise, but none chose to take the risk of hiring the 72 year old for the 2024 season.

Instead, Belichick is set to begin a new career in the media, at least until the 2025 season starts, and he presumably looks to continue coaching.

It has already been announced that he will be joining ESPN's "Pat McAfee Show" on Mondays this fall to discuss the NFL season. Plus, he will be a weekly guest on Eli and Peyton Manning's "Manningcast" and a host of the CW's "Inside the NFL," along with hosts Ryan Clark, Chad Johnson, and Chris Long.

Given his expertise in the game and his successful career, it makes sense that Belichick would spend his season away from the league to discuss football and share his knowledge. But not everyone believes it's the right move, and some advocate for networks to stop hiring Belichick due to his past disdain for the media.

Bill Belichick called a hypocrite for becoming part of NFL media

Radio personality and sometimes writer Andrew Perloff took to the internet to share his frustration over Belichick's new ventures. He is not a fan of the coach's decision to join the media and went straight for the jugular by labeling him a hypocrite.

Because he wasn't the most forthcoming with reporters during his time as the Patriots head coach, Perloff believes Belichick has no business in pursuing a career of the people he gave a hard time to over the last two decades, going as far as saying networks need to stop hiring him because of it.

"Networks have to stop hiring Bill Belichick. Someone who openly mocked the media for two decades as head coach of the New England Patriots shouldn’t be able to walk right in and get multiple media jobs. He never said anything useful as an NFL coach and now he’s going to get paid talk? As brilliant as Belichick is, find someone else."

While it's fair to say that Belichick's relationship with the media hasn't always been pleasant, it seems unnecessary to suggest he shouldn't be hired because of it. Perloff credits the legendary coach for his wealth of knowledge and says hearing what he says will be fascinating. However, in the same breath, he lists questions Belichick should answer before discussing any current football, all of which surround previous scandals and alleged drama behind the scenes.

There are questions plenty of fans wish they could know the answer or truth to, but haven't we moved on by now? And since when is that a prerequisite to becoming part of the media, especially when you're credited as one of the greatest minds the NFL has ever seen?

At the end of the day, this just seems like the latest ploy to create controversy around Belichick and get some clicks on an article with an aggressive title.

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