Patriots' Belichick wades into Armenian conflict

Posted November 18, 2020 6:00 am

The Associated Press

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to take action against Turkey and Azerbaijan for 'œunprovoked and violent attacks against Armenians.'ť

In his media availability, Belichick said: 'œWe've seen when humanitarian crisis and things like that, like ethnic cleaning, go unpunished, they just continue to happen. I hope that we can put a stop to that.'ť

Belichick also wore an Armenian flag pin during his 2015 visit to the White House, reportedly at the urging of Berj Najarian, the team's director of football/head coach administration, who is of Armenian descent.

Belichick was responding to Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, who sent out a letter to all Defense Department employees this week calling Belichick 'œincomparable'ť and calling on them to heed his catchphrase: 'œDo your job.'ť

Belichick said he was flattered by the reference and then brought up the Armenian conflict 'œwhile we're on the subject.'ť

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