North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick pushed back against the idea he was unceremoniously dumped by the New England Patriots and team owner Robert Kraft. In an interview with Tony Dokoupil of CBS Mornings, Belichick called his exit as a "mutual decision," doubling down when Dokoupil pointed out that Kraft described it as a firing.

In his book “The Art of Winning,” which is scheduled to be released on May 6, Belichick does not mention Kraft once. Not in the acknowledgements section nor in any of the 15 chapters. Asked about why Kraft was excluded,