Bill Belichick leaves a lot of things unsaid. But apparently his son picks up the slack.
Former ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer shared an interesting story Thursday morning on WEEI's "Mut & Callahan" radio show, claiming Steve Belichick -- Bill's son and the New England Patriots' safeties coach -- confronted him after Super Bowl LI over his infamous 2014 criticism of the Patriots.
"The only encounter I had, and I understood it, was on the field after the game against the (Atlanta) Falcons (in Super Bowl LI)," Dilfer said, via WEEI.com. "That Super Bowl, the great comeback and the late win. Bill's son got in my face and was pretty adamant reminding me.
"He must not have heard the 30,000 apologies that I made in owning the stupidity of my comments in the media. That was the only grudge, I guess."
You know the comments we're talking about: Dilfer boldly declared the Patriots were "not good anymore" after an embarrassing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs early in the 2014 season. New England promptly went on to win the Super Bowl, making Dilfer eat his words.
The Patriots won in pretty dramatic fashion over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI, so maybe the excitement got to Steve Belichick when he bumped into Dilfer. The former Baltimore Ravens quarterback has accepted the criticism at this point, though.
"People at the end of the day in the NFL, there’s a lot of emotion, a lot of excitement and conflict at times," Dilfer added. "As a fraternity in general, I think we all understand the level of emotion and the level of enthusiasm -- both good and bad -- that goes into being part of the NFL community. It's part of the deal."
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The Patriots used some bulletin board material to punch their ticket to Super Bowl LIII, so maybe we'll see more of that emotion this year in Atlanta.
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