Amid a disastrous start to Bill Belichick's first season as coach of the North Carolina football team, rumors began earlier this month that Belichick and the program were potentially talking about an exit strategy for him to leave the program.
The Tar Heels have gotten off to a 2–5 start under Belichick, and between blowout losses, banning Patriots scouts from attending team practices, reports of defensive coordinator Steve Belichick barely talking to players and reports of general manager Michael Lombardi being "rude," Belichick's tenure in Chapel Hill could not have begun on a worse note.
