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Bill Belichick's Girlfriend Has Message for Those Skeptical of Coach's UNC Commitment

The 24-year-old's Instagram post is very telling.

Brigid Kennedy

Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson on Oct 26, 2024.
Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson on Oct 26, 2024. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
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Whether Bill Belichick will prematurely leave his new role as the head coach of the UNC Tar Heels for an NFL coaching job has been a point of discussion ever since the guru initially accepted the gig, thanks in large part to a contract buyout clause that suggests an eventual return to the league isn't off the table.

The coach has repeatedly insisted he has no plans to leave, but a Thursday report from CBS Sports just added new fuel to the speculatory fire. Per reporter Jonathan Jones, "there is not a fully executed and signed contract" between the coach and UNC, which could create a "legal gray area about how much, if any, of a buyout would exist if Belichick left."

The writer notes that, per industry sources, it is not atypical for college coaches to begin work without a fully executed contract. Still, though, the article garnered enough attention that Michael Lombardi, UNC football's general manager, felt compelled to respond.

"Bill is recruiting in DC today and Baltimore tomorrow," Lombardi wrote online. "His focus is on North Carolina football, hiring staff members, and developing the team. The NFL isn't a option so please stop making it one. Thank you."

Another party who appeared to clap back at the report? Belichick's girlfriend Jordon Hudson, who hit the coach's skeptics with a strong message via Instagram.

"Pictured: two people who are overtly committed to [UNC Football]," she posted on Thursday, alongside a very Carolina blue-themed photo of the duo smiling and holding a football with a Tar Heels logo on it.

Take a look at that below:

It is, of course, possible that Hudson was posting in regards to the overall chatter about a Belichick NFL return and not Jones's specific report, but given the timing of it all, it does seem like the latter scenario is most likely. In any event, she's making clear that the coach is staying put at Chapel Hill.

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BRIGID KENNEDY

Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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