While former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was passed up this time for a head coaching job, it appears former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning wants to hire him to work with his team at Omaha Productions.
Former #Patriots HC Bill Belichick is being pursued by Peyton Manning to join Omaha Productions, per @AndrewMarchand of @TheAthletic. Belichick has has also met with CBS and NBC executives.
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As reported by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, Manning is looking to bring Belichick aboard his team, though the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach has also met with CBS and NBC executives.
Of course, Manning squared off with Belichick and former Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady for years in the AFC in pursuit of AFC championships to get to the Super Bowl.
Currently, Omaha Productions is partnered with many big-name athletes including Sue Bird, Eli Manning, David Ortiz and more.
Should Belichick come aboard, the concept of Belichick and former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban doing their version of the "Manningcast" could become a reality. Saban is also a member of ESPN's "College GameDay" now that he's retired.
That said, Belichick has not met with ESPN.
Along with Belichick meeting with CBS and NBC, they also consider the recently retired Jason Kelce.
According to Marchand, Belichick is opposed to a weekly Sunday studio show. He also reports that some studios are skeptical; Belichick may still want to pursue the all-time wins record, which he needs just 14 to attain.
Additionally, Pat McAfee, who licenses his show to ESPN and streams on YouTube, mentioned that he would be interested in inking Belichick to appearances, as he does with Aaron Rodgers and Saban.
Outside of coaching, Belichick worked with NFL Films and NFL Network on the "NFL 100 All-Time Team" series.
Either way, it will be interesting to see where Belichick lands in a year when he won't be coaching NFL football.
