Steve and Bill Belichick's lives revolve around football, they always have.
Considering their lives are so football-consumed, the Belichicks didn't have as much time to bond as they would've liked as Steve grew up. Now, they're making up for that lost time with Steve serving on his father's coaching staff with the Patriots.
“Growing up under a football coach, you don’t see your dad as much as you would like to," Steve Belichick said, according to Christopher Mason of MassLive.com. "So it was a total flip of the script. I went from not seeing him, seeing him once, twice a week to seeing him too many hours a day. So it took a little adjusting but I couldn’t be happier. We spend a ton of time together and it’s great to learn from somebody like that.”
Having a father who's played a major role in the NFL throughout the course of his life, Steve, who coaches Pats safeties and is the defensive play-caller, acknowledged that it has had a lot to do with his career path.
“My dad is my role model," Steve Belichick said. "He’s my idol. I’ve always looked up to him. I’m sure that influenced me getting to where I’ve come. But I’m my own person and I’m just trying to be me.”
The younger Belichick added that when he was younger, Bill used to coach him on football and lacrosse -- acting like less of a parent and more of a mentor.
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That mentorship clearly has served Steve well with the New England defense drawing accolades as one of the NFL's best.
Bill and Steve will take the field together, as always, on Sunday when the Patriots take on the Dallas Cowboys at Gillette Stadium.
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