UNC announced Wednesday that Bill Belichick will be its next football coach.
as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels , many are still trying to wrap their heads around the latest chapter of the eight-time Super Bowl winner’s storied coaching career.by The Athletic, some league executives suggested that Belichick — who spent 24 years at the helm in New England and won six Super Bowls — would be far from a shoo-in candidate as the NFL hiring cycle approaches and that likely influenced his college decision.
ESPN added that those around Belichick had decided the Bears were the most intriguing option of those three, but that ChicagoThe Jets, with whom Belichick infamously resigned as head coach on a napkin in 2000, “were never considered a possibility.” Although it remains to be seen if other opportunities will emerge, with the Jaguars and Raiders as possibilities, “sources with a couple of other teams with potential head coach vacancies didn’t believe there’d be enough support within the building to hire Belichick,” per The Athletic.
“Congats coach,” former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady posted Wednesday on Instagram. “The Tar Heel way is about to become a thing.”Vividseats: Official Ticketing Partner of New York PostRobert Deutsch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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