WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Bill Belichick's big-name coaching staff from his first Super Bowl
- The New England Patriots are in the Super Bowl ... again.
- The Patriots are going for their sixth Super Bowl win in 18 years, and the two constants during that dynasty are Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick.
- Belichick has had plenty of help through the years, including a staff with a lot of big names who helped him to the team's first Lombardi Trophy in 2001.
The New England Patriots have won yet another AFC championship and will face the Los Angeles Rams as they go for their sixth Super Bowl win in 18 years.
The two constants throughout the Patriots' dominance have been the ageless Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, and it all started in 2001. It was Brady and Belichick's second season together, they went 11-5, won the famous "tuck rule" game in the playoffs, and later beat the heavily favored St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl with an Adam Vinatieri field goal on the final play.
In addition to several notable players, Belichick's coaching staff was filled with some memorable names, and several went on to become head coaches. Amazingly, they are all still in the NFL world, and most are still coaching.
Below we look back at Belichick's first Super Bowl coaching staff and see what they are up to today.
Bill Belichick was in his second season as head coach of the Patriots after previously serving as head coach of the Browns. He was also the head coach of the Jets for one day after Bill Parcells stepped down. Belichick later changed his mind and joined the Patriots.
Belichick is now in his 19th season as head coach of the Patriots. He has won nine AFC titles and is going for his sixth Super Bowl win.
Charlie Weis came with Belichick from the Jets to the Patriots in 2000 to be his offensive coordinator.
Weis later left and spent eight seasons as a head coach in college at Notre Dame and Kansas. He went 41-49, including 22-43 over the last six seasons. He has worked recently as a TV and radio analyst but told ESPN he hopes to coach again as an offensive coordinator.
Source: ESPN
Romeo Crennel also came to the Patriots from the Jets with Belichick to serve as defensive coordinator.
Crennel left the Pats in 2005 to be the head coach of the Browns. In four seasons with the Browns and later two seasons as head coach of the Chiefs, he went 28-55. He is now the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans.
Eric Mangini was the defensive backs coach for the Pats, having worked with Belichick on the Browns and Jets previously.
Mangini left the Pats to become the head coach of the Jets, something Belichick did not approve of. Their relationship fell apart completely thanks to Mangini's role in Spygate. He would later serve as head coach of the Browns and most recently as a defensive coordinator under Chip Kelly with the 49ers. He's now an analyst with FS1 and recently told ESPN he is hoping to reconcile with Belichick.
Source: ESPN