News of Bill Belichick interviewing for the vacancy North Carolina Tar Heels The vacancy for head coach surprised the football world last week, but one of his former students does not see him actually taking the job.
Tom Bradyalong with his former New England Patriots teammates Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski, discussed Belichick’s interview with UNC on “Fox NFL Sunday,” where he was blunt about the fact that he didn’t believe Belichick would go to college football next season.
“There’s a lot of things he can do, and he’s obviously great, even showing his personality. But he goes on the recruiting trail and has to deal with all these students,” Brady said.
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Brady thinks Belichick doesn’t want to deal with the recruiting side of things because he jokingly made up a scenario where his old coach was talking to a recruit.
“Listen, do you really want to come here?” said Brady, acting as Belichick. “I mean, we don’t really want you anyway, but I guess you could come, we’ll find out if you play.”
It wasn’t just Brady who felt Belichick wouldn’t translate well to college ball, as Edelman and Gronkowski voiced their opinions.
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“Can you imagine NIL, and all that nonsense?” Gronkowski said.
Edelman added, “Can you imagine Bill on a bench recruiting an 18-year-old?”
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on before the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on December 21, 2014. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)
Belichick, after not getting another head coaching gig in the NFL after he and the Patriots parted ways earlier this year, has been in the sports media space all season.
However, according to Inside Carolina, Belichick interviewed for the job Mack Brown held with the Tar Heels.
Brown announced he would be leaving the program prior to the team’s final regular season game against NC State.
There are already a number of NFL coaching vacancies that need to be filled after this regular season, as the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Chicago Bears all fired their head coaches midseason. Several others could also open up depending on how these final games go.
Tom Brady walks the field before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 24, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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It will be interesting to see where Belichick’s name pops up once the season is over in the NFL, but it appears he may want his first-ever college gig depending on how his conversation with the Tar Heels went.
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