Izenberg: Bill Belichick, New England Patriots' leader, was born to be a football coach

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Over his illustrious professional football coaching career, Bill Belichick has devised clever schemes in the Super Bowl. Does he have yet another one up sleeve in this upcoming Super Bowl?Back when Belichick was defensive coordinator for the New York Football Giants, his defensive game plan in Super Bowl XXV is legend. Remember, the Bills under quarterback Jim Kelly ran the potent...

Today was media day for Super Bowl XLVI. Which means there will be guarantees, predictions, and some zany comments.New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker has started with the funny stuff. When he was asked about coach Bill Belichick's kinder, gentler mood of late, Welker attributed it to a "lady in his life"."I don’t know, I think he’s enjoying himself...

Even the usually dour Bill Belichick was joking around as the New England Patriots arrived in Indianapolis for Super Bowl week. At his opening news conference Sunday night, Belichick was asked if he expected some Hoosier hospitality.

Even the usually dour Bill Belichick was joking around as the New England Patriots arrived in Indianapolis for Super Bowl week.

Gronkowski hauled in a league-leading 17 TD catches this season

Tom Coughlin isn’t the only Super Bowl coach who seems to be enjoying this experience more than usual. Turns out Bill Belichick is also showing a softer side to the media and the players. Today, for example, he spoke touchingly about the role his father played in developing his love for football and even gave a self-deprecating comment about his experience so far with Hoosier Hospitality.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Giants coach Tom Coughlin will be coaching in Super Bowl XLVI, but they won’t be alone. No, both will take the lessons they’ve learned from legendary Bill Parcells along with them. Like a proud parent, Parcells is crowing about another Super Bowl with two of his prized proteges. He spoke with Herald columnist Ron Borges about the experience...

PFT: Bill Belichick has seen a lot of players come through the NFL in his 37 years of coaching. There haven’t been many quite like Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul.

By Brian MacPhersonINDIANAPOLIS -- Normally famously tight-lipped about his players' injuries, Bill Belichick said there was "a possibility" right tackle Sebastian Vollmer could play in the Super Bowl -- and then elaborated. Vollmer, who has not played since Nov. 27 with foot and back injuries, had his foot in a cast until the week before the Patriots' Jan. 14...

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said that tight end Rob Gronkowski will be "day to day" this week after sustaining an ankle injury last Sunday against Baltimore. Gronkowski was seen wearing a knee-high walking boot when coming off the team bus today. Gronkowski injured his ankle in the third quarter on a Bernard Pollard tackle. Earlier in the week, Gronkowski's father...

Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin were assistants on the same Giants’ coach staff from 1988-90, like minds who worked together to rise from the rank the file, writes Len Pasquarelli from Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Quick, Wes Welker, spell Bill Belichick. Hey, Osi Umenyiora, know any other Elis besides that Manning guy? Rob Gronkowski, what's your favorite song by Madonna?Not exactly challenging questions about Sunday's Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. But that's media day, the NFL's ...