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There had been rumblings that teams have reached out to North Carolina football head coach Bill Belichick to gauge his interest in returning to the NFL. As of now, it looks like those talks should cool down, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini.
“Bill Belichick has no plans to return to the NFL, per sources. I’m told his sole focus is on coaching and recruiting for North Carolina, as he continues building the Tar Heels’ future. He’s recruiting today in New Jersey,” Russini wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
One of the people who reportedly reached out to Belichick was Tom Brady, who is now a part of the Las Vegas Raiders' ownership group and they recently fired Antonio Pierce. It doesn't look like there will be a reunion between former coach and player anytime soon.
NFL teams trying to land Bill Belichick
It felt like a long shot, but there had been teams reaching out to see if Bill Belichick would consider coming back to the NFL, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
“Multiple NFL teams have inquired about whether legendary coach Bill Belichick would reconsider his move to college football – including the Raiders, whose new minority owner Tom Brady spoke recently with his old coach, per league sources,” Tom Pelissero reported on X, formerly Twitter.
Belichick has made his living in the NFL and is considered one of the greatest coaches of all time with his resume. After parting ways with the New England Patriots, Belichick was not able to land a job elsewhere and opted to do NFL analysis on multiple platforms. After a while, North Carolina football called and wanted to offer Belichick their head coaching job, and he took it.
With not much interest from NFL teams when he was a free agent, Belichick decided to take the college route and still be able to do what he loved.
