The influence of the Naval Academy on the life and career of Bill Belichick and his appreciation of the military and history are well-documented.
"I mean, I don't know. I mean, I usually wear the same thing for every game – I mean, not the same thing, but depending on the weather and so forth, I just wear the same thing for every game," Belichick said on the call Monday. "So, I don't change what I wear weekly based on whatever the theme of the week is. But, Salute to Service is – look, the military and the job that our servicemen and women do and the sacrifices that they make are very important to me and my family, always has been, always will be, and I always want to recognize those and I do it.
"So, I don't have any objection to what anybody else does, but I just choose to – honestly, I don't think what sweatshirt I wear is that important. What's important to me is what your actions are, what you do, so I try to make those count."
Patriots players wore stickers on the backs of their helmets with the initials of men and women who lost their lives while serving in the military and and the coaches wore buttons commemorating fallen service men and women.