FOXBORO – Word spread like wildfire around the offices and locker room of the New England Patriots that Head Coach Bill Belichick was seen smiling today. A source, who requested anonymity for fear of losing his job for revealing that Belichick’s countenance was anything other than RBF (Resting Belichick Face), leaked this surprising news just minutes after it happened. Speculation as to what prompted this historic occasion ran rampant throughout the organization. Suggestions ran the gamut from the Bucs loss to the Rams, to being shown an article from The Onion, to seeing a photocopy of someone’s butt left next to the Xerox machine. The source confirmed that the once-in-a-decade event occurred after Belichick heard the punchline to a knock-knock joke. Within seconds Belichick’s visage was back to normal, much to the relief of the team’s PR department who could pretend it never happened.
At press time, ESPN producers were trying to decide which talking heads would discuss this for an hour on tonight’s broadcast.