Heath Evans

Usually dour Belichick shows sense of humor as he prepares for Super Bowl

He fishes, goes to wine festivals, even kisses his girlfriend in full view at a Boston Celtics game.

He's Bill Belichick .Really.The New England Patriots coach, whose dour demeanor matches his gray hoodie and whose quotes make clichés seem original, actually has a colorful side rarely seen by football junkies. For some reason — and Belichick has a reason for everything — he's loosened up this Super Bowl week with a season's worth of smiles, jokes and fashionable attire."He's a good dude," tight end Aaron Hernandez said. "You just have to catch him on the right day."There have been several of those this week, as the Pats prepare to play the New York Giants in Sunday's NFL title game, enough to show that Belichick is more than a one-dimensional gridiron "genius" but perhaps not enough to prove his public makeover will last until next season.Matt Light , who has played left tackle for the Patriots since 2001, has watched Belichick coach about 1,000 practices. He's heard him rip players of ...

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