{"id":51273,"date":"2017-02-06T12:09:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T18:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=51273"},"modified":"2017-02-07T18:36:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T00:36:32","slug":"post-super-bowl-li-belichik-already-worried-about-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/post-super-bowl-li-belichik-already-worried-about-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Belichick already worried about next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jenna West<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Reporting from Houston<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Less than 24 hours after winning his fifth Super Bowl victory, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick already feels behind for the 2017 season.<\/p>\n<p>When asked at the MVP trophy presentation in Houston Monday about stopping to enjoy the moment, Belichick said he needs to look ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re five weeks behind in the 2017 season to most teams in the league,\u201d Belichick said the morning after his team&#8217;s 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/super-bowl-li-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Super Bowl LI\" width=\"190\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>For Belichick catching up means concentrating on the free agency moves ahead. He has 14 players up for free agency in a month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t do a good job with your football team in Febrauary, March, and April,\u201d Belichick said, \u201cyou\u2019re probably going to see that in November, December, and January.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Linebacker Don\u2019t\u2019a Hightower\u2019s name is on that free agent list. Hightower\u2019s key sack in Super Bowl LI\u2019s third quarter led to a fumble recovery, that resulted in a touchdown and a two-point conversion. That put the Pats within 8 points of Atlanta after being down by a whopping 25 points in the first half. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure we could have won without that play,\u201d Belichick said.<\/p>\n<p>Coming to the rescue is nothing new for Hightower. During New England&#8217;s last Super Bowl appearance in 2015 against the Seattle Seahawks Hightower tackled Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch at the 1-yard line with less than a minute left on the clock. Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler infamously intercepted Russell Wilson\u2019s pass in the next play to win the game.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Hightower on the free agent list is tight end Martellus Bennett. Bennett was traded from the Chicago Bears to the Patriots in 2016 with one year left on his four-year deal. He had five catches for 62 yards in Super Bowl LI.<\/p>\n<p>The day-after news conference wasn&#8217;t about business. When asked if he would change his boat\u2019s name to <em>7 Rings<\/em>, which he changes with every Super Bowl win, Belichick&#8217;s answer was to the point. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m working on that,\u201d Belichick replied with a laugh.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\"> New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks at the MVP trophy presentation Monday. 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