BILL Belichick’s 24-year run with the New England Patriots is reportedly nearing its end.

Having led the Patriots to a 3-10 record so far in 2023, it seems that the legendary head coach could see his tenure in Foxboro end with back-to-back losing seasons.

This follows comments made by Patriots reporter Tom Curran on NBC Sports Boston on Monday.

He claimed that he had heard “that a decision was made” following their loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Germany on November 12.

Curran continued: “They were going to play out the string, and at the end of the year there would be a parting of the ways, for a variety of reasons.

“I think, and I wasn’t told this specifically, but the main one being: You don’t fire Bill Belichick during the season.”

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Curran went on to state that the multi-year contract extension Belichick had reportedly signed last offseason is only valid through next season.

And despite New England’s recent win against the Pittsburgh Steelers during Thursday Night Football, Curran remained confident that the writing was on the wall.

In fact, issues behind the scenes in New England go back six years, according to Curran.

He claimed problems began “When Tom Brady and Bill Belichick got into a p***ing contest over territory, and what Brady would be allowed to do (in terms of growing his brand) and what Bill wanted them to do.”

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After six Super Bowl wins with Belichick and the Patriots in 20 years, Brady wound up leaving as a free agent in 2020.

He subsequently signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won his seventh ring before retiring in 2023.

Last month, Brady appeared to defend Belichick on his Let’s Go! podcast when discussing the Patriots’ struggles, explaining that they cannot be down to just one person.

“The more I sit back and watch, everyone wants to celebrate when you win as an organization; everyone’s responsible,” he said.

“And the same’s true, everyone’s responsible when you lose, too. Everyone can’t be on the bus when you win and be off the bus when you lose and [say], ‘Let’s point the finger at one person.’

“When you look at losing, the whole organization loses, the fan base loses; everyone’s in it together. It’s hard to get it right. And when you get it right you should really appreciate it.”

The U.S. Sun has reached out to the Patriots for comment.