Bill Belichick Explains The Reason For Wearing Two Masks In Patriots-Chiefs Game

The New England Patriots lost the Week 4 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Players had a really good game in the first half, and held the team without a touchdown. Kansas City regained control in the second half of the game and ended up winning the match. However, that’s not the only thing that attracted the attention of NFL fans and analysts. Head coach Bill Belichick and his two masks stepped into the spotlight.

So, why was BB wearing two masks? He kept this double-mask coverage in his postgame video conference. He also wore his masks during Tuesday’s afternoon presser.

In the first three games of the season, Belichick was wearing one mask. He was among the NFL coaches who wore their masks inappropriately.

“Basically, that’s what we’ve been instructed to do,” Belichick said when asked why he had added another mask Monday night.

Bill Belichick plays safe with his two masks

The NFL fined Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll for not wearing their masks properly during games. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan got his fine, too. These coaches were fined $100,000 and their teams were fined $250,000.

The league issued a serious warning to teams about this scenario after some of them didn’t even wear a mask in Week 1.

“We must remain vigilant and disciplined in following the processes and protocols put in place by not only the league, union and clubs, but also by state and local governments,” the NFL warned. “Failure to adhere to this requirement will result in accountability measures being imposed against offending individuals and/or clubs.”

NFL coaches must wear their face masks at all times while on the sidelines.

The Patriots put their first player on the reserve/COVID-19 list over the weekend. Veteran quarterback Cam Newton’s coronavirus test returned positive late Friday night.

When asked whether he was concerned about coaching under these conditions, Belichick said, “no.” Let’s not forget that he has a high-risk status and is the second-oldest coach in the NFL right behind Carroll.