The North Carolina Tar Heels football program believed they hit a home run when they hired former NFL head coach Bill Belichick to lead the team in Chapel Hill. However, things have played out quite differently—and the strange part is, Belichick hasn’t even coached a single game yet.
Instead, the attention has turned to his personal life, particularly the role his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, is playing. While being in a relationship is not the issue, Hudson’s apparent attempts to insert herself into every aspect of Belichick’s professional life have raised eyebrows. During a CBS interview, she was reportedly seen trying to get involved in any way she could.
As a result, Belichick has come under fire. The backlash was so intense that he reportedly considered hiring a public relations specialist.
“Per multiple sources, Belichick has been talking to at least one experienced P.R. specialist in the hopes of boosting his book tour and/or the overall interests of the North Carolina football program,” Mike Florio wrote.
Even those in the PR world have weighed in on the situation.
“If I were Bill Belichick, I would be more worried about my personal reputation than book sales right now,” said Josh Culling. “The way to rehab his personal reputation is to win football games. If UNC wins 10 games this year and has a top-10 recruiting class, then all is well.”
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On Friday, Pablo Torre appeared on The Dan Patrick Show and shared what someone had told him about Hudson.
“One person said, 'she is the worst person I've ever dealt with on earth, and I've dealt with actual sociopaths.' I'm not saying that is everyone, I'm just saying this story is extreme,” Torre said.
This situation adds yet another layer to the ongoing saga surrounding Hudson. But in the end, there’s no one to blame but Belichick himself for allowing her to become so deeply involved in his professional affairs.