FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) _ Bret Bielema officially has a new job back in
football.
The former University of Arkansas head coach will be serving a consultant to
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick this upcoming season. Bielema has been
working with the team since this spring. His new title was listed in the
Patriots team media guide.
This is Bielema’s first NFL position. Belichick said Wednesday that Bielema’s
specific role is evolving but that he expects “it will kind of work its way
into some areas.”
The 48-year-old was a defensive coordinator at Kansas State and Wisconsin
before taking over as the Badgers coach from 2006 to 2012. He left that position
for Arkansas the following season, where he went 29-34 over five seasons before
getting fired following a 4-8 campaign in 2017.
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