There's been a little bit of everything this season for Patriots coach Bill Belichick, so why not a picture of himself as Santa on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Belichick was asked about the cover during his media session earlier today.
"Well, you know, being associated with Santa Claus - there’s a lot worse associations to have," he said. "I’ll take it. When you’re a kid, sometimes you dream about being on the cover of Sports Illustrated. That’s not actually the one I pictured, but it’s pretty funny. Whatever sells."
And what picture did he imagine?
"It wasn’t that one," he cracked. "But, like I said, I’ll take it."
I wrote my column for the newspaper today on Belichick. Talked about the symbolism of starting and ending the season at Giants Stadium, with vastly different scenarios for each visit. I was intrigued by the symbolis. He was not.