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Bill Belichick did his best to cool rumors about his reported interest in the New York Giants head coaching job as the North Carolina Tar Heels’ season heads into the home stretch.
Rumors linked Belichick’s name to the coaching vacancy almost immediately when the team fired Brian Daboll earlier this week. He was asked about the job during his media availability Tuesday afternoon.
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Then-New York Giants defensive coordinator Bill Belichick in this portrait from around 1985. (Focus on sport/Getty Images)
He said his focus was on Wake Forest.
“I mean, I’ve been asked about it from time to time,” he told reporters. “Look, I’ve been down this road before. I’m focused on Wake Forest. That’s it. And that’s my commitment to this team. And next week will be our next opponent and so on. But I’m here to do the best I can for this team.”
Belichick is considered one of the greatest NFL coaches of all time. He won six Super Bowl titles as head coach of the New England Patriots and two more as defensive coordinator of the Giants under Bill Parcells.
BILL BELICHICK PROMOTES THAT HE IS ‘TOTALLY COMMITTED’ TO NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL DESPITE DIVIDED RUMORS
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick smiles as he walks on the sidelines before an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
NFL writer Gary Myers, author of “Once a Giant” and “Brady Brady Vs. Belichick: The Dynasty Debate,” had previously suggested that Belichick would do everything he could to get the Giants job.
“…I would walk from Chapel Hill to East Rutherford for this job, I really do,” Myers said, via OutKick.
“Believe [Belichick] He desperately wants the 15 wins to happen [Don] Shula [as the winningest coach of all time] and desperately wants to win a Super Bowl without [Tom] Brady.”
Still, the Giants should have plenty of suitors to choose from. The team has a highly touted quarterback in Jaxson Dart, a big-mouth running back in Cam Skattebo, a leading wide receiver in Malik Nabers and the current NFL sacks leader in Brian Burns.
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick greets a recruit on the sideline before an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
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The ingredients are there for a winning squad. The right coach would have to put it all together.
