The bigger question is if any NFL team is going to want the 72-year-old coach.
Moments after telling a room full of media members and his new bosses and colleagues at the University of North Carolina that his first words were 'beat Duke,' new Tar Heels coach Bill Belichick was asked about the possibility of him coaching for a couple of seasons in Chapel Hill before going back to the NFL.'I didn't come here to leave,' Belichick said and was greeted by clapping and cheers.
For those keeping score at home, that's about six months from now and long before his new team, his new team is scheduled to play a down of competitive football.Read more: Chiefs' Hollywood Brown Receives Full Clearance to ReturnAlthough it's likely that all the soon-to-be vacant NFL head coach jobs will be filled by June, it won't cost much for a pro team that has a rough start to next season to come knocking and purchase Bill's rights from UNC.
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