“And I literally turned my back to him, and I screamed out loud, ‘This is Coach Belichick.’ ‘This is,’ excuse my language but I’m like, ‘This is (expletive) Coach Belichick.’ Like, I screamed it loud. And then I turned back around, and he was still like monotone, regular, just having a casual conversation. I’m freaking out, and I was like, ‘My fault, Coach. One more thing, I gotta cut you off. I don’t want to disrespect you, but Coach, you’re a legend to me. I’m happy to be here.’ He was like, ‘Same, man. Happy for you to be here. Can’t wait to get going and coach you up.’ That was definitely a highlight of my moment outside of, of course, making it official and signing my contract, meeting him and also meeting Mr. Kraft.”
Mills said Belichick didn’t even flinch during his outburst.
“He didn’t change his vocal tone,” Mills said. “It was like he was used to it, like he was a rock star.”
Playing for Belichick was a “huge” factor in Mills’ decision to sign with the Patriots.
“Just his defensive mind and how he’s able to put guys in positions, the best decisions to make plays for the team,” Mills said. “You can’t ask for anything more.”
Mills also said he was drawn to New England because of what the organization represents and how the defense is run.