BILL BELICHICK reportedly inquired about the head coach role at the New York Jets.
The Jets had been without a head coach since Robert Saleh was fired on October 7.
Bill Belichick reportedly inquired over the head coach role at the New York Jets[/caption]
Robert Saleh was fired by the team in October[/caption]
Jeff Ulbrich has been in interim charge since the axing of Saleh.
Belichick, 72, previously coached at the team between 1997 and 1999 before leaving for the New England Patriots in 2000.
He went on to enjoy great success at the side until he left in 2023 with six Super Bowl rings.
After his departure from the Jets, he did not hold back on his critical view of the team, meaning it was never likely he would return.
It is believed that he left the Jets because he did not want to work under owner Woody Johnson.
He sued to get out of his contract at the Jets which paved the way for him to join the Patriots.
However, reports have emerged that he made a personal inquiry over there vacant role.
The Athletic have added that despite the inquiry, there were “no formal discussions”.
A source close to Belichick is said to have “serious doubt” over the interest from him and whether or not it was actually “genuine”.
Belichick has since accepted the head coach role at the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The move sees him make his first step into college football in his career.
A statement from the University of North Carolina read: “Eight-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick, architect of one of the greatest sports dynasties of all time and renowned as one of the top leaders ever to coach the game, is the University of North Carolina’s new head football coach.
“Belichick, the second-winningest coach in NFL history, agreed to a five-year deal pending approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and Board of Governors.”
Former NFL general manager Michael Lombardi will join Belichick as part of his coaching team.
The duo worked together with the Patriots and now both appear on The Pat McAfee show.
Lombardi also hosts The GM Shuffle podcast and The Lombardi Line on VSiN, a TV streaming channel.
Belichick has a secret clause in his $50million five-year contract with UNC.
It was claimed that he has a $10m buyout clause that will last until June 2025.
‘Don’t do your job’
Bill Belichick is known for telling his former New England Patriots players to ‘do your job.’
But he took aim at Rob Gronkowski during the Tom Brady roast.
“You know, a lot of people connect me with a saying called, ‘Do your job.’ And telling people to do their jobs,” Belichick said.
“Gronk, I’ve been watching on Fox NFL Sunday and I’m begging you – stop doing your job.
“Do another job. Do somebody else’s job!”
