One day after Tom Brady made his NFL broadcasting debut on Fox, the former quarterback’s longtime coach Bill Belichick made his own official entry into the league’s TV analyst ranks. Belichick’s first appearance on the ManningCast came during Jets-49ers, a role he’ll serve during all 11 alternate presentations of Monday Night Football on ESPN2 this season.
“We’ve had a lot of battles on the field,” Peyton Manning said as he welcomed Belichick a few minutes after the game started. “It’s an honor to be your teammate.”
Peyton and Eli Manning have always rotated through guests during their MNF broadcast, but this season, Belichick will be the only other regular voice during the first halves of games, with various athletes and celebrities cycling through the second halves. On Monday night, that was Adam Sandler and Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones.
Belichick signed off Monday night just before halftime.
Back to Work
This was the final of half a dozen on-camera debuts for Belichick and his many roles in sports media this season. The six-time Super Bowl–winning head coach had already started his work with The Pat McAfee Show, his ESPN+ show with Peyton Manning, Inside the NFL, the Let’s Go! SiriusXM program, and Underdog Fantasy.
Those roles will keep the 72-year-old Belichick in the NFL spotlight, mostly on Mondays and Fridays, as he provides analysis on the prior weekend’s games and previews upcoming matchups for his various media partners. Belichick also joined Instagram last week and already has nearly 400,000 followers.
On Sunday, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Belichick, despite his growing media empire, “still would like to return to coaching in 2025, but only in the right situations with good jobs.” A full season on multiple NFL airwaves could make Belichick a prime candidate for open coaching positions this winter.
