REPORT: Multiple NFL Teams Are Trying To Hire Bill Belichick, And One AFC Team Appears To Have The Upper Hand

REPORT: Multiple NFL Teams Are Trying To Hire Bill Belichick, And One AFC Team Appears To Have The Upper Hand

Bill Belichick looking on at event.
Bill Belichick (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Multiple NFL teams are reportedly targeting new North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick, hoping to convince him to return to the pros right away.

According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Las Vegas Raiders are among the clubs that “have inquired about” Bill Belichick returning to the NFL and potentially walking back on his deal with UNC. Last month, Belichick was introduced as the new Tar Heels’ head coach after agreeing to a five-year deal.

And it gets even more interesting. Pelissero reports that new Raiders minority owner Tom Brady has spoken to his former Patriots head coach about possibly replacing Antonio Pierce as the new HC in Sin City:

“Multiple NFL teams have inquired about whether legendary coach Bill Belichick would reconsider his move to college football — including the Las Vegas Raiders, whose new minority owner Tom Brady spoke recently with his old coach about what it would take to make a reunion happen in Las Vegas, per sources…

Brady and Belichick won six Super Bowls together with the Patriots, and sources say Brady believes the situation in Las Vegas requires a coach of Belichick’s expertise and stature to establish a sustainable winning program.”

As Pelissero noted, Bill Belichick’s deal with UNC is worth $50 million, but there’s a $10 million buyout if he leaves ahead of June 1. That buyout drops to just $1 million if he leaves after June 1.

With the Raiders firing Pierce, there are now six NFL head coaching vacancies. Along with Las Vegas, the other teams that need to fill their HC positions are the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Bill Belichick has never coached at the collegiate level. He began his coaching career as a Baltimore Colts assistant in 1975 and was employed by an NFL team each year through 2023 before parting ways with the Patriots.

Bill Belichick Has A Tough Decision Ahead

Belichick’s eagerness to quickly sign a deal with UNC strongly suggested that he wasn’t expecting to have much interest from NFL teams in the 2025 hiring cycle. But with Pelissero reporting the opposite, the six-time Super Bowl-winning HC now has a difficult decision on his hands.

Does Belichick give the college ranks a shot in a much-less demanding position, or does he return to the familiar ranks? Stay tuned.

 

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