Whether Bill Belichick will prematurely leave his new role as the head coach of the UNC Tar Heels for an NFL coaching job has been a point of discussion ever since the guru initially accepted the gig,

Bill Belichick’s UNC deal is unofficially official. The former Patriots coach has yet to sign the five-year contract he agreed to last month to be UNC’s next head coach, CBS Sports reported on Tuesday.

After CBS reported that Belichick has yet to sign his contract on Jan. 16, UNC general manager Michael Lombardi said in a post on X that the former Patriots coach was working for the team and off "recruiting" in Baltimore and Washington, D.C this week.

Despite recently agreeing to become UNC's next head coach, Bill Belichick has not been able to escape rumors that he could still return to the NFL, and a

Bill Belichick is in the process of filling out his first staff at the University of North Carolina. Belichick has already hired his offensive and defensive coordinators, retaining Freddie Kitchens from Mack Brown's staff for the former role and bringing in his son Steve for the latter.