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Jerod Mayo unsure if Brian Belichick will follow Bill Belichick to UNC

Pabio December 17, 2024

It remains unclear whether the Patriots will lose safeties coach Brian Belichick to the University of North Carolina after his father, Bill Belichick, was hired as coach. Tar Heels head coach.

Head coach Jerod Mayo said Monday that he hasn’t spoken to the younger Belichick about his future.

“No, we haven’t talked about it at all,” Mayo said Monday morning on WEEI. “And he was 100% on the opponent, which was Arizona last week.”

Brian Belichick said Thursday that he focused on the cardinals when asked about his future.

The Patriots lost former wide receivers coach Ross Douglas to Syracuse at the end of the 2023 season, so it wouldn’t be unprecedented for a staff member to leave now.

The only member of his new coaching staff Bill Belichick announced is Freddie Kitchens, UNC’s current interim head coach. The former Browns head coach and Giants offensive assistant previously served as UNC’s tight ends coach and running game coordinator.

Mayo was asked if he was surprised Bill Belichick landed at UNC.

“I know he’s a great coach, and he needs to be, and I’m happy for him,” Mayo said on WEEI.