Whereas Invoice Belichick hasn’t but given any public indication he would go away the North Carolina Tar Heels with out having ever coached a sport for them, whispers proceed to counsel he would welcome a return to the NFL and the chance to interrupt Don Shula’s league document for profession victories earned by a head coach (common season and postseason mixed).
On Monday, Professional Soccer Discuss’s Mike Florio shared that the truth that “Belichick has but to rent many workers members” at North Carolina has UNC “bracing for the chance that Belichick will likely be gone not lengthy after he arrived.” Florio added that UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham and ACC Commissioner James J. Phillips are amongst noteworthy people who’re allegedly “nervous” about Belichick’s true intentions.
After it was reported final week that Las Vegas Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady “spoke just lately” with Belichick “about what it could take to make a reunion occur in Las Vegas,” North Carolina common supervisor Mike Lombardi insisted that Belichick was “one thousand % dedicated” to the Tar Heels.
In the meantime, a Dallas Cowboys group which will have been in Belichick final winter is about to have head coach Mike McCarthy change into a free agent. Maybe Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones views Belichick as a possible substitute if McCarthy explores his choices.
Florio additionally revived a rumor from this previous fall and mentioned that “the one potential vacation spot to observe” because it pertains to Belichick is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Todd Bowles has guided Tampa Bay to 3 straight division titles, however his groups have now misplaced three of 4 playoff video games.
“Lombardi was publicly spreading the rumor that Bowles may retire earlier than Belichick took the North Carolina job,” Florio continued. Bowles mentioned in December he’s “positively not retiring,” and the JoeBucsFan web site famous that Buccaneers common supervisor Jason Licht endorsed Bowles shortly after Tampa Bay suffered a heartbreaking 23-20 residence wild-card playoff loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday night time.
Florio was positive to level out that Belichick returning to the NFL “seemingly gained’t occur this yr,” however it seems like some are satisfied the 72-year-old would settle for a proposal from a franchise as quickly as later this month.
