Bill Belichick Displayed His World-Famous Charisma on Letterman During Questions About Deflated Balls
By Mike Cardillo
Bill Belichick went on Letterman Wednesday night, because … that’s apparently something taciturn, curmudgeonly professional football coaches are duty-bound to do after winning the Super Bowl. Credit Letterman, a Colts fan, for trying to talk about the deflated balls controversy that enveloped the weeks leading up the actual Super Bowl itself. An uncomfortable-looking Belichick didn’t quite play along, at one point saying, “We’re just out there playing a game, doing the best we can.”
Cue the nervous laughter sign.
As a palette cleanser, here’s a classic Letterman interview with the late, great Baltimore Colt defensive lineman Art Donovan.