by Ian O'Connor
“Sports People; Syzmanski Quits Colts,” New York Times, May 8, 1982.
Pete Thamel, “Low-Key Adams Makes High Impact on Patriots,” New York Times, January 16, 2004.
Bob Hohler, “Adams’s Role? It’s Top Secret,” Boston Globe, February 3, 2008.
Kevin Lynch, “Belichick Fits the Bill, in More Ways Than One,” San Francisco Chronicle, January 2, 2005.
Bill Belichick, Super Bowl speeches, NFL Network Sound FX, NFL Films.
Michael Currie Schaffer, “In Case of a Win, a Major . . . Event; Just Don’t Call It a Parade,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 3, 2005.
Jeff McLane, “10 Years Later, Recalling Eagles’ Last Super Bowl Appearance,” Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 2015.
Ian O’Connor, “Patriots’ Coach Establishing His Legacy As Best of a Generation,” Journal News (White Plains, NY), February 6, 2005.
Stephen N. Belichick, funeral order of service, Annapolis, MD, November 23, 2005.
Dan Shaughnessy, “Given Proper Naval Sendoff,” Boston Globe, November 24, 2005.
Bill Ordine, “A Final Navy Salute; Annapolis Coaching Legend Remembered As Tough, Compassionate,” Baltimore Sun, November 24, 2005.
14. Spygate
Ian O’Connor, “Adam Vinatieri’s Journey to Becoming the NFL’s Old GOAT,” ESPN.com, December 16, 2016.
Jackie MacMullan, “ ‘I Don’t Want Anyone to End Up Like Me,’” Boston Globe, February 2, 2007.
Alan Schwarz, “Dark Days Follow Hard-Hitting Career in N.F.L.,” New York Times, February 2, 2007.
Bella English, “After a Bruising Year, Belichick Opens Up; Patriots’ Head Coach Admits He Made Some Mistakes,” Boston Globe, March 4, 2007.
Vincent J. Shenocca v. Sharon M. Shenocca, Dual Final Judgment of Divorce, No. FM-14-1181-05 (Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division, Morris County, NJ, June 29, 2007).
Greg A. Bedard, “Dolphins: Eavesdropping Not Unusual,” Palm Beach Post (FL), December 13, 2006.
Chris Mortensen, “Sources: Camera Confiscated After Claims of Pats Spying on Jets,” ESPN.com, September 11, 2007.
John Stark, Troopers Behind the Badge (Bellmawr, NJ: New Jersey State Police Memorial Association, 1993).
Christine Brennan, “City, Names May Change for Raiders, But the Image Remains the Same,” Washington Post, September 26, 1984.
Matt Millen, NFL Films interview excerpted in “The Raider Rules,” YouTube video, uploaded by jen1454, August 15, 2011.
Michael David Smith, “Bill Parcells Still Thinks Bill Walsh Cheated During 1980s Playoffs,” ProFootballTalk, NBCSports.com, September 25, 2011.
Jimmy Johnson, Fox NFL Sunday, Fox, September 16, 2007.
Marla Ridenour, “Browns Have What Giants Fans Want: Coach Belichick,” Columbus Dispatch, August 17, 1992.
Jarrett Bell, “ ‘Spygate’ Lingers Even with Closure; Goodell’s Briefing Satisfies Committee,” USA Today, February 22, 2008.
Tony Dungy, interview by Dan Patrick, The Dan Patrick Show, NBC Sports, August 20, 2015.
Steve Spagnuolo, interview by Anthony Gargano and Bob Cooney, The Morning Show, 97.5 the Fanatic, Philadelphia, January 29, 2018.
John Nalbone, “ ‘Spygate’ and the Super Bowl; Dawkins: Pats’ Tactics ‘Troublesome’,” Times of Trenton (NJ), September 14, 2007.
Dave Goldberg, “New England Acknowledges ‘Spygate’ Helped,” Associated Press, November 11, 2007.
Joey Porter, interview by Trey Wingo, NFL Live, ESPN, May 23, 2008.
Gary Myers, Coaching Confidential: Inside the Fraternity of NFL Coaches (New York: Crown Archetype, 2012).
15. Imperfection
Michael Holley, War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team (New York: It Books/HarperCollins, 2011).
Bob Hohler, “Troubled Waters,” Boston Globe, November 18, 2007.
Dan Salomone, “2007: Coughlin Receives Voicemail from John Madden,” Giants.com, September 10, 2013.
Ken Rodgers, dir., “The Two Bills,” ESPN 30 for 30, NFL Films, February 1, 2018.
Dave Hyde, “Let the Game Begin! Pats, Dolphins Scrap on Waiver Wire,” Sun-Sentinel (Broward County, FL), September 4, 2014.
Greg Bishop and Pete Thamel, “Senator Wants N.F.L. Spying Case Explained,” New York Times, February 1, 2008.
Troy Brown with Mike Reiss, Patriot Pride: My Life in the New England Dynasty (Chicago: Triumph Books, 2015).
Kevin Paul Dupont, “Belichick; Patriots-Giants Super Bowl XLII,” Boston Globe, February 3, 2008.
Paul Schwartz, “Com-Plax Numbers—Bold Burress Calls For 23-17 Giant Win,” New York Post, January 29, 2008.
Ian O’Connor, “Beware of Underdog; Confident Tisch Predicts a Big Blue Win,” Record (Bergen County, NJ), January 26, 2008.
Ian O’Connor, “Coughlin’s Super Bowl Sunday for the Ages,” Record (Bergen County, NJ), February 6, 2010.
Rich Cimini, “Pats’ Samuel Ready to Pick His Next Spot,” Daily News (New York), February 1, 2008.
Ian O’Connor, “How Tom Coughlin Solved the Bill Belichick Riddle,” ESPN.com, November 12, 2015.
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, Super Bowl XLII broadcast, Fox, February 3, 2008.
16. Hernandez
Judy Battista, “Patriots Were Questioned on Videotaping Claims,” New York Times, April 2, 2008.
Jamison Hensley, “Reed Likely to Wear Radio Helmet for ‘D’,” Baltimore Sun, April 2, 2008.
Greg Bishop, “Videotaper’s Inside View of the Patriots’ Spying,” New York Times, May 16, 2008.
Bill Belichick, interview by Armen Keteyian, CBS Evening News, May 16, 2008.
Michael Holley, Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion (New York: William Morrow, 2004).
Gerry Callahan, “No Defense for Belichick; Trust Starts to Rust After Bad ’09,” Boston Herald, January 12, 2010.
Albert R. Breer, “Hernandez Has History of Drug Use,” Boston Globe, April 27, 2010.
Jonathan Clegg, “Aaron Hernandez: An Early Warning in 2010 NFL Draft Profile,” Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2013.
Mike Reiss, “Sources: Moss, Coach in Exchange,” ESPNBoston.com, October 7, 2010.
Ian O’Connor, “The Trial of Aaron Hernandez Might Just Be Getting Started,” ESPN.com, April 18, 2017.
“Super Bowl XLVI Mic’d Up: Manning’s Game-Winning Drive & Giants D Holds Off Brady,” NFL Network Sound FX, NFL Films, NFL.com, 2012.
Greg A. Bedard, “Aaron Hernandez, an Enigma on Trial,” SI.com, March 25, 2015.
Mark Briggs court testimony, “Aaron Hernandez Murder Trial pt. 380 Mark Briggs,” YouTube video, uploaded by TheCount.com, March 31, 2015.
Robert Kraft court testimony, “Raw Video: Robert Kraft Testifies at Hernandez Trial,” YouTube video, uploaded by CBS Boston, March 31, 2015.
17. Deflation and Elation
Chris Sweeney, “Tom Brady’s Personal Guru Is a Glorified Snake-Oil Salesman,” Boston, October 9, 2015.
Mark Leibovich, “Tom Brady Cannot Stop,” New York Times Magazine, January 26, 2015.
“Postgame Locker Room Speech and More,” video, Patriots.com, October 6, 2014.
NFL Players Association, on behalf of Tom Brady v. National Football League, No. 0:15-cv-03168-RHK-HB (U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2015).
Ted Wells, Investigative Report Concerning Footballs Used During the AFC Championship Game on January 18, 2015, May 6, 2015.
Greg A. Bedard, “Pats Sources: Strong Statements by NFL Officials Left Out of Wells Report,” SI.com, May 11, 2015.
Brent Schrotenboer and Jim Corbett, “Are Legacies Tarnished?; Greats Weigh In on How History Will Judge Pats’ Belichick, Brady,” USA Today, January 29, 2015.
Jeff Jacobs, “Who Let the Air Out?; Brady, Belichick Know Nothing,” Hartford Courant, January 23, 2015.
Troy Aikman, interview, KTCK the Ticket SportsRadio 1310 podcast, Dallas, January 22, 2015.
Al Michaels and
Cris Collinsworth, Super Bowl XLIX broadcast, NBC, February 1, 2015.
“2014 New England Patriots, Super Bowl XLIX,” NFL Films, 2015.
Bill Belichick, quoted in “Do Your Job: Bill Belichick & the 2014 Patriots,” NFL Films, 2015.
18. The Comeback
Ted Wells, Investigative Report Concerning Footballs Used During the AFC Championship Game on January 18, 2015, May 6, 2015.
Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham, “Spygate to Deflategate: Inside What Split the NFL and Patriots Apart,” ESPN.com, September 8, 2015.
Bob Labriola, “Steelers Come Up Short vs. Pats, 28–21,” Steelers.com, September 10, 2015.
Greg Bishop, Michael Rosenberg, and Thayer Evans, “Suspicions of Bill Belichick’s Patriots Regime Persist Among Opponents,” SI.com, September 8, 2015.
Jeff Blake, interview, WGFX 104.5 the Zone, Nashville, January 28, 2015.
Patriots–Broncos AFC Championship Game, NFL Films, January 24, 2016.
Ben Axelrod, “Ohio State Football Coach Urban Meyer Learned New Recruiting Philosophy from New England Patriots’ Bill Belichick,” Landof10.com, April 13, 2017.
Dan Wetzel, “Bill Belichick’s Stiff-Arm of Camouflage Campaign an Unlikely Coincidence,” Yahoo! Sports, November 18, 2015.
Ian O’Connor, “ ‘Now You’ve Pissed Off the GOAT’: An ‘Angry’ Tom Brady Returns,” ESPN.com, October 7, 2016.
Nicholas Confessore, Maggie Haberman, and Eric Lipton, “Trump’s ‘Winter White House’: A Peek at the Exclusive Members’ List at Mar-a-Lago,” New York Times, February 18, 2017.
Tessa Yesselman, “Happily Aligning with Hate,” letter to the editor, Boston Globe, March 10, 2016.
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, Super Bowl LI broadcast, Fox, February 5, 2017.
19. Human Bill
“Belichick Playbook: Incorporation,” Boston Business Journal, March 5, 2007.
Robert Cocuzzo and Bruce A. Percelay, “Winning Combination,” Nantucket Magazine, July 2017.
Bob Hohler, “For Coach, Nantucket’s the Place to Unwind,” Boston Globe, February 1, 2018.
Michael Holley, “It’s Just Another Sideline,” Boston Globe, April 28, 2000.
“Financial Assistance,” Bill Belichick Foundation, BillBelichickFoundation.org.
Ian O’Connor, “Uncovering the Humanity Behind the Belichick Machine,” ESPN.com, February 5, 2017.
Massachusetts State Police, “Death Investigation of Aaron Hernandez,” police report, May 4, 2017.
Bill Belichick, interview by Suzy Welch, Power Lunch, CNBC, April 13, 2017.
Bob Hohler, “Belichick Pushing Back on Brady’s Guru,” Boston Globe, December 20, 2017.
Greg A. Bedard, “How Much of a Concern Is This Alex Guerrero/Bill Belichick Rift for the Patriots?” Boston Sports Journal, December 20, 2017.
Tom E. Curran, “Patriots Run Feels Like It’s Winding Down,” NBC Sports Boston, December 29, 2017.
Seth Wickersham, “For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, Is This the Beginning of the End?” ESPN.com, January 5, 2018.
Peter King, “Robert Kraft Responds: Patriots’ Owner Denies Report of Extended Meeting About QBs with Bill Belichick,” The MMQB, SI.com, January 6, 2018.
Robert Snell, “Lions’ Patricia Indicted, Not Tried in ’96 Sex Assault,” Detroit News, May 9, 2018.
Stephen Kurkjian, “Belichick’s Armenian Flag Pin at Obama Meeting Takes Center Stage at St. James Men’s Club Talk,” Armenian Mirror-Spectator (Watertown, MA), June 4, 2015.
Kevin Duffy, “Patriots Won’t Say What Sean Harrington Does; Meet ‘Genius’ Who Rejected Google for New England’s Scouting Department,” MassLive.com, January 8, 2018.
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, Super Bowl LII broadcast, NBC, February 4, 2018.
Super Bowl LII, NFL Network Sound FX, NFL Films, 2018.
Mike Reiss, “Malcolm Butler on Super Bowl Loss: I Could Have Changed That Game,” ESPN.com, February 5, 2018.
Epilogue
Gotham Chopra, Tom vs. Time, Facebook Watch, January–March, 2018.
Tom E. Curran, Boston Sports Tonight, NBC Sports Boston, February 26, 2018.
Mike Giardi, “Source Says Patriots Players Are Miserable,” NBCSportsBoston, March 15, 2018.
Karen Guregian, “Rob Gronkowski Debate Wearing Thin,” Boston Herald, April 8, 2018.
Mike Reiss, “Now a Dolphin, Danny Amendola Says Patriots’ Contract Offer Fell Significantly Short,” April 14, 2018.
Nate Solder, “Thank You, New England,” Players’ Tribune, April 12, 2018, https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/nate-solder-patriots-giants-thank-you.
Bibliography
Books
Belichick, Steve. Football Scouting Methods. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino, 2011.
Brown, Troy, with Mike Reiss. Patriot Pride: My Life in the New England Dynasty. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2015.
Burke, Monte. Saban: The Making of a Coach. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Cafardo, Nick. The Impossible Team: The Worst to First Patriots’ Super Bowl Season. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2002.
Felger, Michael. Tales from the New England Patriots Sideline. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, 2004.
Grossi, Tony. Tales from the Cleveland Browns Sideline. New York: Sports Publishing, 2004.
Halberstam, David. The Education of a Coach. New York: Hyperion, 2005.
Holley, Michael. Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion. New York: William Morrow, 2004.
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Jaworski, Ron, with Greg Cosell and David Plaut. The Games That Changed the Game: The Evolution of the NFL in Seven Sundays. New York: ESPN Books, 2010.
Johnson, Pepper, with Bill Gutman. Won for All: The Inside Story of the New England Patriots’ Improbable Run to the Super Bowl. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Myers, Gary. Coaching Confidential: Inside the Fraternity of NFL Coaches. New York: Crown Archetype, 2012.
Parcells, Bill, with Nunyo Demasio. Parcells: A Football Life. New York: Crown Archetype, 2014.
Pierce, Charles P. Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Price, Christopher. The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2008.
Stark, John. Troopers Behind the Badge. Bellmawr, NJ: New Jersey State Police Memorial Association, 1993.
Stillwell, Paul. The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1993.
Taylor, Lawrence, with William Wyatt. My Giant Life. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2016.
Taylor, Lawrence, with Steve Serby. LT: Over The Edge: Tackling Quarterbacks, Drugs, and a World Beyond Football. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Weis, Charlie, with Vic Carucci. No Excuses: One Man’s Incredible Rise Through the NFL to Head Coach of Notre Dame. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Magazines
Boston Globe Magazine
Boston magazine
ESPN the Magazine
Nantucket Magazine
New York Times Magazine
Northwestern magazine
Sports Illustrated
Newspapers and Wire Services
Akron Beacon Journal
Andover Townsman
Armenian Mirror-Spectator (Watertown, MA)
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Baltimore Sun
Boston Business Journal
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Buffalo News
Capital (Annapolis, MD)
Daily News (New York)
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Palm Beach Post (FL)
Philadelphia Inquirer
Phillipian
Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA)
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Record (Bergen County, NJ)
San Francisco Chronicle
Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sun (Lowell, MA)
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Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Times of Trenton (NJ)
United Press International
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Washington Times
Wesleyan Argus
Websites
BillBelichickFoundation.org
BostonSportsJournal.com
ESPN.com
ESPNBoston.com
Giants.com
Landof10.com
MassLive.com
NBCSports.com/Boston
NewsLibrary.com
Newspapers.com
Nexis.com
NFL.com
Patriots.com
Pro-Football-Reference.com
SI.com
Steelers.com
The MMQB
WEEI.com
Videos and Broadcasts
CBS, FOX, NBC (Super Bowl broadcasts)
Giants Chronicles
NFL Films (Sound FX; A Football Life; game clips; Patriots features and documentaries)
Patriots.com (Patriots postgame locker room videos)
“The Two Bills,” ESPN 30 for 30
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