It appears Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots still aren’t on the best of terms.
Belichick, who is in his first season as the North Carolina Tar Heels’ head coach, has banned the Patriots staff from accessing the UNC program, according to multiple reports on Thursday.
“Why would we let them in our home after how he’s been treated since he left? We will help our players, but being treated fairly is a two-way street,” a source told Doug Kyed and Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald.
When reached for a comment on the matter by ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler, Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi said “good luck” and then hung up the phone.
Kahler reported that Lombardi and North Carolina pro liaison Frantzy Jourdain told the Patriots that they would be banned from the program in August, one day before a New England scout was scheduled to visit.
Two NFL scouts told Kahler that this is a new trend under Belichick’s regime, as North Carolina offers limited access to all NFL personnel, not just the Patriots.
Thursday’s reports come on the heels of Belichick’s disappointing first game as an NCAA head coach on Monday, which ended as a 48-14 loss to TCU.
Despite winning six Super Bowls together over the course of 24 years in New England, Belichick’s relationship with the Patriots has been on the rocks ever since the two sides agreed to mutually part ways on Jan. 11, 2024.
And after Thursday’s reports, it appears there is still some relationship mending to be done.
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