On Thursday, Bill Belichick’s girlfriend seemingly shut down any talk of her boyfriend leaving the North Carolina Tar Heels football program to work in the NFL.
Jordon Hudson responded to rumors suggesting Belichick had one foot out the door when it came to his Tar Heels gig. Belichick was rumored to be interested in coaching the Dallas Cowboys, but the head coaching position did not become available until he had already committed to North Carolina. CBS Sports reported that Belichick did not sign his contract with the school.
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October 26, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey: Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, enter the field before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Navy Midshipmen at MetLife Stadium. (Images by Vincent Carchietta-Imagn)
He posted a photo on his Instagram showing the two posing with a football and Belichick dressed in Carolina blue.
“Pictured: two people who are openly committed to @uncfootball,” he captioned it.
Michael Lombardi, general manager of the North Carolina football program, also poured cold water on rumors that Belichick would return to the pros.
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December 12, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, at the Loudermilk Center for Excellence. (Images by Jim Dedmon-Imagn)
“Bill is recruiting in DC today and Baltimore tomorrow. His focus is on North Carolina football, hiring staff members and developing the team. The NFL is not an option, so stop making it one. Thank you,” wrote in X in response. to the CBS Sports report.
“The reception towards UNC and Coach Belichick has been incredible at every school we visited. We are going to fight to keep the North Carolina players here and bring the best to Chapel Hill,” he added.
Belichick was hired as the Tar Heels’ coach in December. He called the job a “dream come true.”
New North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick speaks to the media at the Loudermilk Center for Excellence. (Images by Jim Dedmon-Imagn)
“I always wanted to be a college football coach,” Belichick said in his introductory news conference. “It just never worked out. I had some good years in the NFL, so it was good. But this is really a dream come true.”
