Five Rings, Two Sons and a Goat: Bill Belichick Is In a Good Spot

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"Special. Yeah, special – unlike any other, really. It was obviously great to have Steve, but to also have Brian too, I mean, it’s special.” When a famously dry and curmudgeonly man uses the word special three times in one quote, you start to take notice.

If you think there is a coach in all of sports that has it better off than New England Patriots head football coach Bill Belichick, you are mistaken.

His son Brian - formerly a Patriots scout - will be joining his brother Steve as an assistant coach this year, working under their legendary father. Belichick famously studied the game as his own father toiled as a scout for Navy football team in the 1950's. Coaching is truly now a family affair.

Added to the daily family reunion at Patriot Place is the fact that Belichick will be donning his fifth Super Bowl ring as a member of the Patriots and seventh overall. His five rings as a head coach are a record. He may not be done yet, however.

The true coup de grace is that Belichick is really blessed with what is almost a third son: Patriots All-Pro quarterback Tom Brady. Belichick and Brady, Brady and Belichick. The two have been nearly inseparable professionally since the quarterback was drafted 199th overall in 2000.

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Seven trips to the Super Bowl. Five rings. Countless wins. A mountain of touchdowns. A bond that transcends the white lines of a field.

Five Rings. Two sons. And the Greatest Of All Time.