Bill Belichick once said he had no interest in coaching in the NFL into his 70s.
That was a long time ago, 10 years to be exact, in the 2009 documentary "A Football Life: Bill Belichick." Much has happened in the years since.
The Patriots have won another three Super Bowl championships under Belichick. His two sons, Brian and Steve, have joined the Patriots staff. And Belichick is older, 67 now. Unless he plans to retire in the next year or two, he's on pace to coach into his 70s.
Belichick told Boston sports radio WEEI Monday he's OK with that.
"When I said it, maybe I didn't know what 70 felt like," Belichick said. "So I'm not really sure if that's an accurate statement today or not. At the time, I didn't feel that way. Now that I'm closer to that age, I don't know."
Belichick seems too competitive to walk away from a profession he has ruled for two decades.
The Patriots are playing as well as ever, off to an undefeated 8-0 start. And with 269 career regular-season victories, he's within reach of the all-time record of 328 set by Don Shula. George Halas (318) is second on the list.
Belichick reached a milestone with Sunday's win over the Browns, recording his 300th career win (combining regular season and postseason games), joining Shula (347) and Halas (324) as the only coaches to hit that mark.