Former NFL player Chris Long has stood up for his old coach Bill Belichick in a recent backlash attempt. He thinks the hard look the media is giving Belichick’s life and choices comes from a deep dislike. This all happens as Belichick starts his role as the head coach of the University of North Carolina football team, after a famous time with the New England Patriots.
On his podcast Green Light, Long talked about the hard media buzz, and about Belichicks relationship with Jordon Hudson, a former cheerleader who is said to be dating the 72-year-old coach. This relationship made many headlines, more so after talks that Hudson was kept out of UNC football places, something Belichick said was not true.
A lot of people have been waiting to beat Bill up because he’s always had the upper hand with the media. Now that he’s not in New England and is coaching college kids, they’re trying to take shots
From NFL sidelines to media spotlight
After leaving the Patriots, Belichick spent the 2024 season in TV, then came back to coaching. While he was always short and careful with the press in his NFL days, some think his TV time made him seem softer only for that good feel to fade with new focus.
Ex-ESPN voice Ryan Clark, on Long’s podcast, said the media sticks to Belichicks personal life, not his past wins or his new job at UNC.
What I do kinda hate is, when he moved out from us, went to North Carolina, everything’s been about his relationship. I feel like some of the equity he built up doing TV, they took away from him
Belichick faced the critics
During spring practice conversations in June, Belichick hit back at the talks, saying that Hudson has no job in the UNC football team and called the talks just noise.
No, she doesn’t have any role in the UNC football program. Our focus is day to day, getting better, stacking good days together
Belichick going to college ball opens a new page in a career full of six Super Bowl wins and 31 playoff victories. But as Chris Long sees, this move does not stop the hate, especially from those who might still be mad about how he dealt with the media over his years in the NFL.
Whether Belichicks way works in college ball is yet to be seen. But for now, the focus stays not just on his coaching, but also on the private life he has always kept away from the public eye.
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