Bill Belichick considers offer to become UNC coach, but hurdles remain: sources

By Ralph D. Russo, Brendan Marks and Dianna Russini

Bill Belichick is considering an offer to become the next coach at North Carolina, four people briefed on the situation said The Athletics on Tuesday.

No agreement has yet been reached and terms are still being negotiated, the sources said. While a deal could still happen quickly, sources cautioned that nothing is imminent and that the parties remain apart on several key terms. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because conversations between the 72-year-old Belichick and the ACC school were not made public.

The six-time Super Bowl-winning coach said Monday on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he has had discussions with UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts about filling the vacancy, which has been open since the school fired Mack Brown days before the regular season. final.

During his 24 seasons with the Patriots, Belichick won six championships while teaming with Tom Brady at quarterback, a streak that made Belichick one of the NFL’s most decorated coaches. He has 333 wins, including regular season and playoff games, and is 14 wins away from tying Don Shula for the NFL career record for head coaches.

Belichick has worked in media since leaving New England, but it has long been clear he wanted to coach again. But a move to UNC would mark his first college coaching position of any type. This year he spent some time in college football in Washington, where his son Steve Belichick joined the Huskies as defensive coordinator under first-year head coach Jedd Fisch.

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