Watch: Ben Watson Shares Surprising Story About Bill Belichick

Many sports fans believe that the New England Patriots only practice and win games. Well, it looks like the champions know how to have fun. Ben Watson has something to say about this, and his story includes head coach Bill Belichick.

Watson went on FS1’s “First Things First” on Tuesday and talked about the Patriots, Tom Brady, and Jarrett Stidham. He also shared a story about Belichick, and we believe that most of you will have a hard time accepting it. I mean, it’s shocking. In a good way.

The Patriots hold rookie shows during training camp. Rookies sing their college fight song, tell jokes or put on some type of performance. The head coach is usually a spectator, but this time he performed.

“…We divided into teams and Coach Belichick actually participated in a rookie team show,” Watson said. “He was on the stage, telling jokes, making fun of other people, making fun of himself, having a great time. It doesn’t mean that he still doesn’t demand the utmost respect. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t hold the standard very, very high when it came to how we performed on the field. But there was a sense of humor there and kind of a let-your-hair-down-type deal that I really appreciated that I know wasn’t the case before. As we’ve seen, still successful, still the greatest all-time coach, still wins, still Super Bowls.”

Ben Watson says Bill Belichick is the best coach

For Watson, Belichick is the best coach in the league. Can you imagine Belichick telling jokes and making fun of himself and others? That’s amazing. The coldblooded Belichick is a human just like you and me.

“…People change. But also, I would say that players have changed,” Watson said. “You know, we talk about different generations of players. Guys coming in now aren’t the same as the guys coming in when I first came into the league in 2004. So the great coaches are able to hold certain things true, certain standards must be held when it comes to performance. But also they’re able to adapt to the personalities of the players that are coming into their locker room.”