After visiting the Tar Heels in early September, Rolesville High School (N.C.) junior edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Haynes committed to then-UNC football head coach Mack Brown. But soon after the program parted ways with the 73-year-old in late November, the 6-foot-6, 220-pound four-star backed out his pledge.

On Wednesday, one day after the Raiders parted ways with Antonio Pierce following his first full season as the team’s head coach, NFL.com reported Tom Brady — now a minority owner of the Las Vegas franchise — had spoken “recently” with Belichick “about what it would take to make a reunion happen.”

According to a report from The Athletic, Bill Belichick has no plans of leaving his post at UNC for another shot at the NFL.

UConn defensive lineman Pryce Yates is joining coach Bill Belichick's transfer portal class at North Carolina, multiple outlets reported. Yates entered the transfer portal after earning defensive MVP honors in the Huskies' 27-14 victory against the Tar Heels in the Fenway Bowl on Dec.

As the dust from Black Monday settles, multiple head-coaching vacancies need to be filled in the NFL, and a surprising new candidate has entered the mix — Bill Belichick.  According to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero,

Raiders could be interested in reuniting Belichick, 72, and Tom Brady, but coach reportedly has no plans to leave North Carolina.

As noted when Belichick first signed with UNC, his contract includes a section detailing what would happen if the coach terminated his contract without cause. If he does so before June 1, 2025, then Belichick (or the NFL team that hires him) owes the university a whopping $10 million. But after June 1, it drops to merely $1 million.

Bill Belichick became the coach of UNC, but now multiple teams are reportedly in the mix to attempt him to make a switch back to the NFL, including Tom Brady.

The Tar Heels’ football program continues its transformation as Belichick brings in talent from CFP-featured programs and NFL pedigrees.