Belichick is said to have met with team owner Robert Kraft multiple times this week and the two mutually agreed on the course of action following the Patriots’ 4-13 finish this season, the worst record of Belichick’s 29-year head coaching career.

The Patriots have scheduled a news conference for 9 a.m. PST at which Kraft and Belichick will address reporters.

Including his five seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Belichick is 333-178 as a head coach (including playoffs) and is 15 wins away from breaking Don Shula’s all-time record for wins. Belichick, Shula and George Halas are the only NFL coaches to have reached 300 or more regular-season wins.

After Belichick and the Patriots enjoyed unprecedented success for two decades with Brady calling the signals, their fortunes changed when the now-retired quarterback left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2019 season, making the playoffs just once in four seasons without a postseason victory.