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As coach of the Browns in 1995, Belichick gave Mangini his first assistant coaching gig in the NFL, and the two went on to coach together with the Jets and Patriots. Mangini left New England in 2006 to become coach of the Jets, and the following year, Mangini alerted Jets security before the team's home game against the Pats that the opponent may be illegally videotaping signals.

That, of course, turned into Spygate. After the NFL's investigation into the Patriots' recording practices, Belichick was slapped with a league-max $500,000 fine, the Patriots were fined another $250,000, and the team had to forfeit a first-round draft pick.

"It was never supposed to go the way that it went,"Mangini told ESPN on Saturday. "It was more about, 'Hey, don't do this here.' It wasn't about reporting it. Sometimes things get out of hand and get rolling in one direction. It was never, ever supposed to go that way."

Mangini hasn't spoken to Belichick since.

"Am I surprised? I hope it's something that can come back," Mangini said.

"Look, Bill is a big part of my life," he continued. "Bill gave me a tremendous opportunity, and I enjoyed that experience, and I respect him. It's disappointing, the way it's been. Hopefully, it can change at some point."

Belichick, though, isn't exactly a forgive-and-forget kind of guy. He was such good friends with Mangini that he read at Mangini's wedding. But last season, Belichick failed to mention Mangini when listing the coordinators he has worked with in New England.