<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/SOa42yc9-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>Meet Bill Belichick's 24-Year-Old Girlfriend (1:20) </figcaption></figure> The NFL has never retired a number across the whole league, but Bill Belichick pitched them making an exception for Jim Brown. On the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/week-4-charles-barkley/id1584409759?i=1000670473460" rel="nofollow"> Let's Go podcast </a> , the former New England Patriots head coach talked with Charles Barkley about appreciating earlier generations who paved the way. Belichick referenced MLB universally taking Jackie Robinson's No. 42 out of commission when suggested the NFL should give Brown the same honor. "I think it'd be a great move for the NFL to retire [Brown's] number like baseball did with Jackie," <a href="https://x.com/SiriusXMNFL/status/1838402087010365794" rel="nofollow"> Belichick said </a> . Belichick served as the Cleveland Browns head coach from 1991 to 1995. He recalled inviting Brown to address the team, but the players weren't all aware of the legendary running back. "When I brought Jim Brown back to Cleveland the first time ... the rookies that he talked to didn't really know who Jim was," Belichick said. "I never made that mistake again. I made sure that, before I introduced him, they got a good look at him on the field and off the field." <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1bISk3_0viH5eQH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1bISk3_0viH5eQH00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 19: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on August 19, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1631516378" rel="nofollow"> Patrick McDermott&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> A three-time MVP, Brown averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 104.3 rushing yards per game.&nbsp;Belichick also celebrated Brown's political activism during the civil rights movement. The Browns retired No. 32, but the Pittsburgh Steelers (Franco Harris) and New York Giants (Al Blozis) are the only other organizations who have put the number out of circulation. Brown passed away at age 87 in May 2023. Belichick doesn't want past icons such as Brown to ever be forgotten. "When I have an opportunity to talk to a team, people are gonna learn the history of the game whether they want to or not," Belichick said. <a href="https://thespun.com/nfl/bill-belichick-took-some-shots-at-falcons-on-manningcast" rel="nofollow"> Related: Bill Belichick Took Some Shots At Falcons On 'ManningCast' </a></div></body>

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Bill Belichick Suggests NFL Retire One Number Across The League

The NFL has never retired a number across the whole league, but Bill Belichick pitched them making an exception for Jim Brown. On the Let's Go podcast, the former New England Patriots head coach talked with Charles Barkley about appreciating earlier generations who paved the way. Belichick ...