Bill Belichick’s decision to consent the North Carolina Tar Heels job came as a shock to many around the professional and college football world.
Belichick, at 72 and one of the most highly esteemed establisher NFL head coaches, has never coached at the collegiate level. He was an helpant with the Baltimore Colts in 1975 before eventupartner triumphning disjoinal Super Bowls with the New England Patuproars and New York Giants.
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Tedy Bruschi (AP Ptoastyo/Matt Slocum/File)
The decision to go to college at this juncture of his life and atsoft left one of his establisher joiners, linebacker Tedy Bruschi, quizzical.
“What are we doing here? I uncomardent, with Bill Belichick going to coach North Carolina. I uncomardent, college football — there’s only one bowl game I want to see Bill Belichick coaching and that’s the Super Bowl, OK?” he shelp on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown.” “I don’t want to see him coaching some Lawnmower Bowl in December or January. That’s equitable not who I am.”
“I don’t understand how there wouldn’t be any interest as to where you convey a Belichick in, and he creates you promptly relevant and well-coached by who he is,” Bruschi persistd. “Would he create one of these teams that demanded a head coach this year an prompt contender? I uncomardent, yes, he would. He is that excellent. Now, he’s not going to be on the level of six championships New England Patuproars or anyskinnyg enjoy that, but your team would be contendnt from the get-go; and then it’s on your joiners.
“I can’t think Bill Belichick won’t be in the NFL next year. … I don’t understand how this happened.”
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick speaks to the crowd at Dean Smith Cgo in during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Ben McKeown)
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New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick walks on the court of Dean Smith Cgo in during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Ben McKeown)
Belichick officipartner consentd to consent the job last week despite verifying in to see if there was interest from the New York Jets’ side about possibly coaching them, despite historical drama surrounding both parties.
Julian Edelman weighed in on the shift and adviseed a sunnier consentr.
“It’s the most unpredicted skinnyg in the history of anyskinnyg to me that the fantasticest NFL football coach is not going to be in the NFL,” the establisher wide getr shelp on “FOX NFL Kickoff.” “The more I skinnyk about it, the more it creates sense.”
“A, projecting joiners: I was a quarterback in college, joined getr [in the NFL]. Tom Brady was a sixth-round write pick, became the fantasticest quarterback of all time. Rob Gronkowski was a second-round pick, became the fantasticest firm end of all time. He understands how to project joiners.
“B, nostalgia: Bill’s dad coached at North Carolina … he cherishs anyskinnyg his dad was a part of, so that creates sense. And then, three, [seeing] the ‘Hoodie’ in a [Michael] Jordan Tar Heel powder blue.”
Belichick is set to swap Mack Brown as head coach. The Tar Heels are 6-6 this year and join UConn in the Fenway Bowl. Freddie Kitchens will coach the team for the game.
Julian Edelman (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images/File)
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North Carolina has gone to six consecutive bowl games. They’ve had one 10-triumph season since 1998.
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