The North Carolina Tar Heels are anticipated to rent six-time Super Bowl winner and former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick as their head coach, in line with a number of studies.
ESPN and NFL Network had been first to report the information.
Belichick, 72, coached the Patriots from 2000-23. He gained Super Bowls after the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018 seasons earlier than he and New England mutually parted methods in January 2024.
Belichick is second on the NFL’s all-time teaching wins listing with 333. He additionally gained two Super Bowls because the New York Giants defensive coordinator after the 1987 and 1990 seasons.
The Tar Heels fired head coach Mack Brown on Nov. 26. Brown, who beforehand coached at North Carolina from 1988-97, led the workforce for the final six seasons. He had a 43-33 file throughout his second stint, profitable one bowl recreation.
The Tar Heels haven’t gained a convention championship since 1980. They final made an look within the ACC Championship Game in 2022.
Belichick has by no means coached in faculty. He started his teaching profession as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts in 1975, then spent two years with the Detroit Lions and one with the Denver Broncos.
The Giants employed Belichick as a particular groups assistant in 1979, after which promoted him to defensive coordinator in 1985. He gained two championships below head coach Bill Parcells earlier than accepting the top teaching place with the Cleveland Browns in 1991.
In 4 seasons with the Browns, Belichick was 36-44, making the playoffs solely as soon as. After he was fired from Cleveland in 1996, Belichick reunited with Parcells, first as a defensive assistant with the Patriots in 1996, then because the New York Jets’ defensive coordinator from 1997-99.
Belichick initially agreed to change into the Jets’ head coach in 2000, however shocked the workforce by resigning earlier than what was speculated to be his introductory press convention. He as an alternative left for New England, the place he was given ultimate say over participant personnel along with his teaching duties.
Though he oversaw six Super Bowl wins, Belichick’s relationship with Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft reportedly grew strained in 2020. That 12 months, Belichick determined the Patriots would half methods with quarterback Tom Brady, who began in all of New England’s Super Bowl wins and is headed to the Hall of Fame as one of many best signal-callers of all time.
In his final 4 years as Patriots head coach, all with out Brady, Belichick posted a 29-38 file, making the playoffs solely as soon as.
In January, Belichick interviewed for the top teaching place with the Atlanta Falcons, who subsequently employed Raheem Morris.
