Bill Belichick didn't want to wait and see if he'd be locked out of the NFL's hiring cycle for a second straight year.

Robert Deutsch USA TODAY NETWORK New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin shake hands after the Giants defeated the Patriots during Super Bowl ...

Though the rumors of Brady asking Belichick to coach the Raiders may have been false, there was still a phone call between the two.

If Bill Belichick doesn't find his way back to the ... coaches in line for Hall consideration such as Mike Shanahan and Tom Coughlin would have to wait a year longer, per Sando.

Bill Belichick's plans have been revealed by an NFL insider amid buzz he could leave UNC to coach the Raiders or another team ...

Bill Belichick ... football in 2003, Coughlin was hired by the New York Giants. The Giants made the playoffs in each of Coughlin’s four seasons and famously defeated Belichick and the Patriots ...

Now wouldn’t this be a treat: Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft back ... ahead of worthy candidates such as Mike Shanahan and Tom Coughlin – with no more than one coach selected in each class. ( ...