Per a report from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the legendary NFL coach’s inner circle had informal conversations with the New York Jets before he accepted the head coaching job at North Carolina. The Jets have moved forward with Jeff Ulbrich as their interim head coach after firing Robert Saleh during the season. Russini wrote:

Bill Belichick reportedly reached out to the New York Jets about their head coaching vacancy before accepting the UNC joke.

More than two decades after his acrimonious split with the Jets, now-North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick reportedly reached out to the franchise about its head coach position.

Bill Belichick contacted the New York Jets about their head coaching vacancy before accepting the job at North Carolina, according to a person familiar with the situation. The 72-year-old Belichick was introduced Thursday as North Carolina’s football coach.

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