Bill Belichick has done everything he can to win six Super Bowl championships during his illustrious career with the New England Patriots.
Building teams through trades and the draft has always been Belichick's specialty: He drafted Richard Seymour, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman, got the most out of Troy Brown and Ty Law during his tenure and traded for Randy Moss, resurrecting his career.
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick announced he will be leaving the team in 2024 during a press conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on January 11, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
When the Patriots were active in free agency, they were able to sign players like Cam Newton, Darrelle Revis, Rodney Harrison and Junior Seau. But as Belichick's career progressed, it became harder to sign free agents. New head coach Jerrod Mayo learned that lesson when he missed out on DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley during his first year as the team's head coach.
Belichick blamed the high income tax in Massachusetts.
“Those are the Taxachettes,” Belichick said Monday during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “Almost every player, whether they're a practice squad player or a minimum-salary player, is pretty close to $1 million in salary. Once you hit that $1 million threshold, you're paying additional state taxes in Massachusetts.”
Eight-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick (center) donated an NFL ball to the Croatian Football Federation (CFF), which will present Belichick with a jersey for the international friendly match between Croatia and North Macedonia on June 3, 2024 at Stadion HNK Rijeka in Rijeka, Croatia. (Matija Havljak/Pixsell/MBMedia/Getty Images)
“There's no one alive who could be a better GM for the Cowboys than me,” Jerry Jones said. “I've done everything since Sunday.”
“You have to deal with different issues in negotiations there. It's not like Tennessee or Florida or Nevada. Some of those teams don't have a state income tax. It makes it a lot tougher when it comes to agents.”
The Patriots' lackluster season since Brady's departure has also hindered their brilliance.
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New England Patriots head coach Jerrod Mayo watches the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the Washington Commanders at Commanders Field on Aug. 25, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Scott Tetch/Getty Images)
The team has only made the playoffs once and has started four quarterbacks since the start of the 2020 season, with a fifth likely to be any of Drake Maye, Joe Milton or Jacoby Brissett in the starter in Week 1 this season.
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