By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-13 14:36:43 | Updated at 2024-12-23 23:04:43
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Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson had a front row seat to watch the greatest NFL coach of all time be unveiled in North Carolina on Thursday.
The 72-year-old Belichick completed his seismic move to Chapel Hill on Wednesday and was unveiled to media in North Carolina a day later to outline his plans for the team.
And Hudson, a former cheerleader, was there with him to share his big moment.
On Wednesday night, she celebrated his move on social media by posting the message: 'We are onto Chapel Hill!!!'
Belichick's romance with Hudson was confirmed in June but they were apparently dating for a short while before things became public.
They reportedly first met on a flight to Florida from Boston in 2021. When Belichick split from TV host Linda Holliday in September 2023, things with Hudson heated up.
Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson spotted at his UNC press conference
The legendary coach was unveiled to media after sealing a shock return to coaching
Belichick and Hudson pictured on the red carpet at an event in New York earlier this month
Belichick's return to football via the college game prompted some merciless takes on social media from fans this week for the near 50-year age difference with his girlfriend.
But on a day where Belichick's return to the game was widely celebrated, the six-time Super Bowl winner said that his surprise move to the college game was a dream come true.
'I've always wanted to coach in college football, it just never really worked out,' he said Thursday. 'Had some good years in the NFL, so that was OK.'
When asked about fan concerns that he might leave quickly for the next NFL job, Belichick said: 'I didn't come here to leave.'
It did however later emerge that Belichick will have a release clause in his deal of $1million - hardly a deterrent for any NFL team that may one day wish to hire him.
He was also quizzed on the chance he wouldn't see out his five-year deal due to his age.
'It beats working. My dad told me this: when you love what you do, it's not work. I love what I do. I love coaching,' he responded.
During an appearance on 'The Pat McAfee Show' on ESPN prior to agreeing to the UNC job, Belichick laid out what his approach at the college level would be.
'The program would be a pipeline to the NFL for the players than have the ability to play in the NFL,' Belichick said.
'It would be a professional program - training, nutrition, scheme, coaching, techniques - that would transfer to the NFL. It would be an NFL program at a college level.'
