Bill Belichick noticeably leaves out Patriots owner Robert Kraft in new book

Twenty-four seasons together; zero mentions.

Any questions astir wherever nan narration stands betwixt ex-Patriots coach Bill Belichick and proprietor Robert Kraft person been firmly answered successful nan shape of Belichick reportedly not mentioning nan proprietor successful his upcoming book, “The Art of Winning,” according to The Boston Globe.

“Bill’s exhaustive ‘Acknowledgements’ conception features a bully shout-out to wingman Berj Najarian, plus, ‘Thank you to my thought mill and creative muse, Jordon Hudson,’ but nary mention of Robert K. Kraft,” Dan Shaughnessy wrote Friday morning.

“There are 363 group thanked, including Malcolm Butler. Incredibly, Butler’s sanction is not mentioned successful nan section devoted to ‘Mistakes.'”

Kraft and Belichick parted ways aft nan 2023 play successful what had been branded a communal decision, but it seems we tin categorize their divided arsenic a “messy divorce” if Belichick elected not to mention nan owner, pinch whom he collaborated to triumph six Super Bowls successful Foxborough.

The 2 played nice astatine nan clip of Belichick’s farewell successful January 2024, but this surely adds to nan conception that Belichick was forced out, and it wasn’t precisely a communal call.

Shaugnessy noted location is simply a transition wherever Belichick refers to “they” and “them” erstwhile discussing nan “Patriots way” mantra, which seemingly is nan only reference to nan Kraft family successful nan book.

The parties reportedly felt nan different received excessively overmuch praise for nan dynasty.

“The strained narration grew afloat toxic successful its later years and everything we’ve witnessed since nan day,” Shaughnessy wrote of Belichick and Kraft’s feud. “Bill was politely fired is grounds that nan dislike is real. Somewhere, successful nan mediate of each that winning, it became astir who gets nan in installments and who gets nan blame, and fans are near to portion up their credit/blame pastry accordingly.”

Ever since nan “mutual” parting, events person seemingly pushed nan 2 further apart.

Kraft reportedly warned Falcons proprietor Arthur Blank “not to spot Bill,” and played a “big part” successful why Atlanta alternatively hired a erstwhile coaching flop successful Raheem Morris earlier nan 2024 season, per ESPN.

AppleTV+’s “The Dynasty: New England Patriots” documentary also did not radiance Belichick successful nan champion ray contempt each nan team’s sucess.

The documentary listed “Kraft Dynasty LLC 2024” arsenic nan copyright holder.

Kraft did speak highly of Belichick astatine Tom Brady’s roast, but what personification says publically doesn’t ever bespeak their existent beliefs.

Patriots awesome Julian Edelman noted nan hostility betwixt nan 2 astatine nan arena could person “cut f–king glass.”

Time will show if either gets nan past laughter since they are some now trying to return to their title-winning days, albeit successful different levels of nan game.

The Patriots did not fare good successful their first play aft moving connected from Belichick, pinch Jerod Mayo being fired aft a 4-13 play and Mike Vrabel being hired arsenic his replacement.

Belichick did not coach successful 2024 but will return to nan sidelines successful 2025, isolated from he’ll beryllium doing truthful arsenic a first-time college caput coach for North Carolina.

His book will beryllium released connected May 6.