Report: Steve Belichick to Interview for Role on Washington Staff Under Jedd Fisch

New England Patriots outside linebackers coach Steve Belichick is reportedly scheduled to interview for a job on new head coach Jedd Fisch's staff at the University of Washington.

According to ESPN's Field Yates, both Belichick and Patriots running backs coach Vinnie Sunseri will interview for defensive positions on Fisch's staff Friday.

Belichick, who is the son of legendary former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, called the Pats' defensive plays for the past four seasons, and he was on the same staff as Fisch in 2020 when Fisch was New England's quarterbacks coach.

Bill Belichick and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways last month after 24 seasons together, and former Patriots linebacker and inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo was promoted to head coach.

It was expected that Bill Belichick would bring Steve and his other son, Patriots safeties coach Brian Belichick, along with him upon landing another job, but the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach was surprisingly passed over during this offseason's hiring cycle.

Last month, ESPN's Mike Reiss reported that Steve and Brian Belichick would have an opportunity to stay with the Patriots if they wanted to even after Bill's departure.

Instead, it looks as though Steve is considering a collegiate opportunity, which would mark the first time he has coached outside the NFL.

Steve joined the Patriots as a defensive assistant in 2012 and worked his way up the ladder, coaching safeties, the secondary and outside linebackers.

Washington does not currently have a defensive coordinator listed on its staff directory, and given Belichick's experience as a defensive play-caller, it stands to reason that he could potentially land that job.

The Huskies won the Pac-12 and reached the College Football Playoff National Championship Game last season where they fell to Michigan, but they have undergone a great deal of upheaval since then.

Head coach Kalen DeBoer left Washington to become the new head coach at Alabama following Nick Saban's retirement, which paved the way for Fisch to step in.

Fisch had been the head coach at the University of Arizona from 2021 to 2023, going from 1-11 in 2021 to 10-3 last season.

Although Washington is losing several key players to the NFL draft, including quarterback Michael Penix Jr., wide receiver Rome Odunze and pass-rusher Bralen Trice, it is still set to enter 2024 with a talented roster capable of competing for a CFP spot.