“When we agreed to speak with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wide-ranging interview,” a CBS News spokesperson said in a statement posted on Twitter. “There were no preconditions or limitations to this conversation. This was confirmed repeatedly with his publisher before the interview took place and after it was completed.”

Former New England Patriots coach and six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick sat down for a conversation on “CBS Sunday Morning” about his football career, his new book “The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football,