Bill Belichick made a big move when the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach took over as the coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels. However, the structure of his contract and NFL reports are making people question his future.
While appearing as a guest on "The Pat McAfee Show," North Carolina Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi cleared up rumors about Belichick wanting to jump back to the NFL.
"Completely committed, 1000% committed. I know for Coach Belichick and myself, those conversations - guys who do the insider stuff for the NFL gotta put stories out there, but that one was a complete falsehood.
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"Coach Belichick, when that story came out, was recruiting South Jersey. Today, he was at Bergen Catholic ... That story had no legs."
The report originally came from NFL insider Tom Pelisero who reported that multiple NFL teams inquired about Bill Belichick reconsidering his move to UNC. As per this report, one of the teams was the Las Vegas Raiders.
There, of course, is a connection as Tom Brady is one of the minority owners of the franchise and has spoken to Belichick. However, Lombardi said they had discussions regarding a lot of things but ultimately the legendary coach is committed to North Carolina.
"Bill Belichick committed to North Carolina. He committed it to me, he committed it to the universiy. There's been no conversation about anything."
The Las Vegas Raiders are one of the teams that have a vacancy at their coaching spot as they fired Antonio Pierce after one season of him being the full-time coach.
It was reported on Thursday afternoon that the Raiders also fired general manager Tom Telesco, so changes are coming one way or another. However, it appears it will be without Bill Belichick.
Who has Bill Belichick locked up in the NCAA Transfer Portal?
Bill Belichick is currently recruiting and as we have seen with his legendary run with the New England Patriots, he has specific ways of building his team. Below are the players who have committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels and the school they played for in 2024.
- IOL Aidan Banfield (Withdrawn from transfer portal)
- LB Amare Campbell (Withdrawn from transfer portal)
- IOL Christo Kelly (Holy Cross)
- DL Melkart Abou Jaoude (Delaware)
- WR Kobe Paysour (Withdrawn from transfer portal)
- TE Connor Cox (South Carolina)
- K Adam Samaha (Michigan)
- DK C.J. Mims (East Carolina)
- IOL Miles McVay (Alabama)
- QB Ryan Browne (Purdue)
- IOL Chad Lindberg (Rice)
- WR Aziah Johnson (Michigan State)
- LB Khmoei House (Washington)
- RB Caleb Hood (Withdrawn from transfer portal)
- OT William Boone (Prarie View A&M)
- CB Gavin Gibson (East Carolina)
- CB Ty Adams (Withdrawn from transfer portal)
- EDGE Pryce Yates (UConn)
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