Thursday, July 14, 2005

This is Surprising

Wow, a guy who works 20 hour days, sleeps in his office, and worships football as his god is getting divorced. Who wouldn't want to be married to that guy.

Also, I love how the children are mentioned as an afterthought. They're a trivial matter.

In a statement to ESPN.com, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick confirmed Wednesday night that he and his wife, Debby, are separated.

"This is not a new development," Belichick said. "I ask that my personal privacy be respected."

Rumors of the separation first appeared earlier this week on internet message boards, including one devoted to Patriots fans, and the Boston-area media in recent days began to make inquiries about the status of the Belichicks' marriage.

The inference of some posts on one message board have been that the separation will be a distraction for Belichick and undermine New England's chances in 2005 of becoming the first team in NFL history to capture three straight Super Bowl championships.

But the separation occurred before the 2004 season, one in which Belichick appeared undeterred by personal issues, and in which the Patriots won a third Super Bowl title in four years.

Belichick, 53, won an ESPY on Wednesday night as the coach/manager of the year.

The Belichicks have long shared philanthropic interests and their charitable endeavors together have been considerable, including the Bill and Debby Belichick Scholarship, founded in 2001 and awarded annually to an Annapolis High School senior for academic and athletic achievement.

The couple has three children.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Also, I love how the children are mentioned as an afterthought. They're a trivial matter."

The story is about the separation. Are you saying the children are part of the reason for the separation? If not, then the children aren't part of the separation story. They're not "a trivial matter", idiot, they're not part of the story. If you don't understand the difference between being part of the story and being effected by the story, that's your problem, not the report's.