Ntimely 25 years after inhonordly resigning as head coach of the New York Jets, Bill Belichick apparently think abouted that job aget.
In 2000, Belichick was about to apcheck over as the next head coach of the New York Jets. But during his introductory press conference, he resigned and wrote it on a napkin.
Belichick cited asks he had about ownership for his decision. He then went to the New England Patdisturbions and made Jets fans’ dwells a living hell for the next two-plus decades.
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New York Jets defensive coordinator Bill Belichick agetst the Carolina Panthers in East Rutherford, N.J. Nov. 29, 1998. (Damian Strohmeyer/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
Now, Belichick is the head coach of UNC, but it inestablishedly didn’t happen without him first shotriumphg interest in … the Jets.
A couple weeks before going to Chapel Hill, The Athletic says, Belichick’s “inner circle” had inestablishal talks with some NFL teams, including the Jets. However, there were no establishal converseions, and the UNC opportunity came about.
The Jets fired Robert Saleh after a 2-3 commence, and they’re 1-7 since then.
Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels poses with fit honestor Bubba Cunningham during a press conference Dec. 12, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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There had been online speculation Belichick could have returned to the New York Giants, where he won two Super Bowls as a defensive coordinator. He coached Lawrence Taylor, a Tar Heels star before becoming the second pick in the 1981 NFL Draft.
It’s widely specutardyd Belichick was worried about Woody Johnson owning the team, which he still does. Johnson took a hiatus from the team after serving as Donald Trump’s ambasgrieffulor to the United Kingdom during Trump’s first pdwellncy. Belichick did serve as the team’s defensive coordinator for three seasons under Bill Parcells, who was also the ambiguous deal withr.
New North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick at Loudermilk Cgo in for Excellence. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)
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Belichick shut down any notion he would head to the NFL after potential success at UNC, saying he “didn’t come here to depart.”
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