Kyle Van Noy Seemingly Throws Some Shade at Bill Belichick

The former Patriots is taking shots.

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Kyle Van Noy spent last season, and a total of four seasons with the New England Patriots. Van Noy won Two Super Bowls with the Patriots and definitely played some of the best football of his career with Belichick calling the shots. Van Noy signed with the Los Angeles Chargers last month. The bruising linebacker spoke about his decision to sign with the Chargers, and also showered some praise on his new head coach Brandon Staley.

It also sounded like he threw some shade at Belichick in the process of complimenting his new coach.

Via LA Times:

“I’ve been a fan of him for a while,” Van Noy said about Staley. “He’s a good person too. … It’s refreshing to have a young coach with his mindset to lead a team and to be around him and really, truly feed off that.”

That, of course, could be taken like he is calling Belichick old, and someone who does not have the mindset to lead a team, be around him and feed off of his energy. It comes across as if he is talking positively about his new team and head coach while saying that is not the case in New England.

Van Noy also addressed the environment in Los Angeles. He addressed the Patriots in the process. And, once again, it was what he didn’t say about his former team that speaks louder than perhaps he even meant.

“I like this environment,” he said. “I’m ready for it. It’s new and it’s refreshing, for sure. There’s a time and place from every environment. I think that was good for me when I was [early] in my career and needed those things. Where I’m at in my career now, this is where I’m supposed to be.”

#Chargers' OTA update: “I love winning. I don’t care about stats. Most people do. That’s all fine and dandy. But at the end of the day, when you get to hold up the trophy, nobody can really say nothing." https://t.co/g6FO4ZzmAT

— Jeff Miller (@JeffMillerLAT) June 8, 2022

From 2016 to 2019, Van Noy had his career-best seasons. He recorded 248 total tackles in 51 games.

He also got two rings.

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