Belichick wants more offseason working time between coaches, players

Bill Belichick has collected eight Super Bowl rings over 45 years in the NFL, but he still wants to tinker.

Fresh off of winning Super Bowl LIII, Belichick advocated at last week's annual league meeting for coaches to get more time to work with players during the offseason, according to ESPN's Mike Reiss.

Current league rules mandate that offseason workouts in April are strictly voluntary and restricted to a maximum of four per week. The workouts are non-contact.

"I'm in total support of his position," Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told Reiss on Saturday.

"There's so much downtime for these guys. I think there was a time when older players were bargaining for these breaks when they thought less was better. But these guys (today) love the game and want to be part of it. And we love coaching and helping them."

Offseason workouts begin on the third Monday in April. They kick off two weeks earlier for teams with new head coaches.