Present North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Invoice Belichick hasn’t labored within the NFL since he was unceremoniously proven the door by the New England Patriots in January 2024.
Belichick will flip 74 years previous in April, nevertheless it appears like at the least some NFL golf equipment might need to communicate with the dwelling legend as soon as the continued common season wraps up.
Would these groups rent Invoice Belichick?
“I am instructed there’s been latest curiosity expressed, on the very least, in talking with Invoice Belichick on an exploratory foundation from two groups, per league supply,” NFL insider Josina Anderson shared on Thursday.
In accordance with Anderson, “Belichick has upper-level personnel nonetheless keen on him in Atlanta, New York [and] Cleveland.” Anderson was additionally instructed that “as much as seven extra groups are monitoring potential change at head coach (Giants and Titans are open), and as much as 3-4 extra groups are contemplating change at normal supervisor, right now. The Miami Dolphins have already got a GM emptiness.”
Belichick being linked with the New York Giants turned considerably of a yearly custom lengthy earlier than the membership fired Brian Daboll in November, as Belichick earned his first two profession Tremendous Bowl rings working as an assistant and defensive coordinator with the franchise from 1979-90. A November report claimed that Belichick would “stroll from Chapel Hill to East Rutherford for” the Giants job.
In 2024, a report steered that Kraft played a role in Atlanta Falcons proprietor Arthur Clean hiring Raheem Morris over Belichick that offseason. Extra just lately, Morris has develop into the topic of hot-seat rumors.
As for the Browns, Belichick served as their head coach from 1991 till that franchise turned the Baltimore Ravens after the 1995 season. He earned a single playoff win with Cleveland. In the meantime, Browns proprietor Jimmy Haslam could quickly part ways with head coach Kevin Stefanski.
Per reports, Belichick would owe North Carolina a $1M buyout if he left the varsity for an NFL return. He’s simply 15 victories away from breaking Don Shula’s NFL record for profession wins tallied by a head coach (together with common season and postseason).
Will groups move on Invoice Belichick for causes associated to his private life?
Quite a few tales all through 2025 have talked about that Belichick’s highly-publicized relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson previously raised issues amongst NFL executives. It is unclear if Belichick has accomplished something to eradicate these alleged issues.
If nothing else, some NFL workforce house owners could need to at the least see what’s on Belichick’s thoughts when the season wraps up.
