NFL coach Bill Belichick turns down US presidential award
(WorldNews Canada)

Bill Belichick, a top National Football League (NFL) coach, has declined to accept the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country`s highest civil honour, citing last week`s deadly riot at Capitol Hill. The six-time Super Bowl-winning coach said he was flattered by the opportunity to receive the medal but changed his mind after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Building – the seat of US Congress – ransacking offices and leaving threatening messages. “Above all, I am an American citizen with great reverence for our nation`s values, freedom, and democracy,” Belichick said in a statement released...