Easterby came from the Patriots, where he was a “character coach,” and while coach Bill Belichick likes him he said in November
he didn’t expect him to be running a front office.
“Jack’s not a personnel person,” Belichick said. “No.”
After SI’s first report in December, Easterby pushed back and alleged that he planned to sue SI for defamation and therefore had the names of all of the media outlet’s sources inside the building. SI said both of these are untrue.
He also levied accusations at the Patriots and the Kraft family, which owns the team. He said they were the reason for the negative press and incorrectly alleged the family funding the reporting.