Bill Belichick reportedly interviewed for a head-coaching job this week. But it wasn’t with the Chicago Bears, New York Jets or New Orleans Saints.
Or any NFL club, for that matter.
The legendary former New England Patriots head coach interviewed for the top job at the University of North Carolina, according to multiple reports Thursday.
Inside Carolina was the first to report Belichick’s meeting with the Tar Heels, who fired head coach Mack Brown on Nov. 26.
Adam Carter of The News & Observer confirmed the report, adding that Belichick “blew them away in the interview” and that the 72-year-old’s interest in the job is “high and genuine.”
That interest reportedly is not mutual, however.
Carter reported Belichick is “extremely unlikely” to land the job “due to his age and lack of college experience.” The reporter speculated that “about two or three dozen candidates would have to say no before this had any real chance of going anywhere.”
Belichick has nearly five decades of NFL coaching experience and eight Super Bowl rings, but he’s never coached at the college level — a job that requires head coaches to be highly active in recruiting.
Since being let go by the Patriots in January after 24 seasons with New England, Belichick has worked a variety of media jobs with ESPN, The CW Network, Underdog Fantasy and other outlets. His oldest son, former Patriots defensive play-caller Steve Belichick, transitioned to college after his father’s exit, currently serving as defensive coordinator at the University of Washington.
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