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Stephen Belichick
American football coach (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen C. Belichick (born March 25, 1987) is an American college football coach who is the defensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a position he has held since 2025. He was an assistant coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 2012 to 2023.
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Early years
Belichick played lacrosse at The Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts, and was an All-League Honorable Mention selection in his senior year.[1] He then attended Rutgers University where he continued to play lacrosse[2] as a defenseman and long-stick midfielder (LSM) from 2008 through 2011. He also played for Rutgers Football under coach Greg Schiano in 2011 as a long snapper.[3]
Coaching career
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New England Patriots
On May 10, 2012, Belichick was hired as a coaching assistant by the New England Patriots, where his father Bill was the head coach.[4] He served in that position for four seasons before being named safeties coach prior to the start of the 2016 season.[5] He won his first Super Bowl when the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.[6]
On February 5, 2017, Belichick was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[7]
For the 2019 season, after long-time assistant Brian Flores left to become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Belichick assumed defensive play calling duties previously held by Flores while also operating as the team's secondary coach.[8] He won his third Super Bowl title when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.[9] The Patriots held the Rams to three points in the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever.[10]
On July 28, 2020, the Patriots moved Stephen from safeties to outside linebackers coach and promoted his brother Brian to safeties coach.[11]
Washington
On February 6, 2024, Belichick was hired as the defensive coordinator of the University of Washington.[12] On January 3, 2025, Belichick was succeeded by Ryan Walters as defensive coordinator at Washington.[13]
North Carolina Tar Heels
On December 22, 2024, Belichick was hired as the defensive coordinator of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[14]
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Personal life
Belichick is the son of legendary NFL head coach Bill Belichick and the grandson of Steve Belichick. His younger brother, Brian Belichick, also works for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, currently serving as the team's defensive back/safeties coach. [15]
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