McCourty would find it ‘ridiculous’ if Patriots never made statue for Belichick

Tom Brady has his statue outdoors of Gillette Stadium. Now, considered one of his former teammates believes the pinnacle coach who received six Tremendous Bowls alongside Brady believes he ought to get his personal statue outdoors of Gillette Stadium quickly, too.

Devin McCourty strongly endorsed the thought of a Invoice Belichick statue getting constructed at One Patriot Place during an interview with WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show,” saying it’d be “ridiculous” if he didn’t get one.

“I’m clearly biased. I believe from enjoying there, and I believe enjoying on protection, and a number of the thought processes that went into some sport plans, and even total the staff success that the Patriots had, you may’t take away,” McCourty mentioned. “And I do know persons are going to be like ‘post-Tom this, and pre-Tom [that].’ However what we had been in a position to accomplish in my time there, and what these guys did earlier than me … I believe it could be ridiculous that you just wouldn’t put a statue up of him when that [time] comes.”

Whereas solely a handful of coaches in NFL historical past have ever earned a statue from the staff they used to work for, Belichick has seemingly met the factors to get one. No coach has yet another Tremendous Bowls in NFL historical past (six) than Belichick, as he additionally has essentially the most convention titles (9) and second-most wins (333) ever for a head coach.

However even with a résumé which may make Belichick the perfect coach in NFL historical past, it nonetheless doesn’t appear to be a certain factor that he will get remembered by the Patriots the identical method the group has celebrated Brady over the past couple of years. After two straight dropping seasons, Belichick’s tenure as Patriots head coach got here to an unceremonious finish in January 2024 after two dozen years on the helm.

Since then, there’s been a variety of drama surrounding the connection between Belichick and Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft. As there have been a couple of spicy back-and-forths between the 2, McCourty is hopeful that no matter divide that exists between the 2 can subside with time so Belichick can get a statue.

“You type of lean on ‘time heals’ no matter occurred in the direction of the top of every part between the Krafts and coach Belichick,” McCourty mentioned. “However I simply assume it makes a variety of sense for him to have a statue. Whether or not it’s subsequent to Tom, whether or not it’s on one other aspect of the stadium, no matter.

“I believe that group is constructed on, football-wise, what these two males gave to the staff yr after yr. And we’re speaking about twenty years of excellence that, to me, deserves a statue.”

After all, Belichick may additionally get employed as an NFL head coach once more, which might imply that the Patriots could be constructing a statue of a future opponent. The 73-year-old hasn’t proven any indicators of slowing down his workload, holding a heavy media presence final season earlier than turning into the pinnacle of UNC’s soccer program in December. Nevertheless, Belichick has solely interviewed for one head coach emptiness since he was let go by the Patriots, presumably signaling that his time within the NFL is over.