Bronco Bill? Apparently, this was almost a thing.
As the story now goes, following Bill Belichick’s divorce from the Patriots after their tumultuous 4-13 season in 2023, the then-71-year-old saw little traction on the NFL head coaching market. Despite interviewing with the Falcons twice—including once on owner Arthur Blank’s superyacht—the six-time Super Bowl winner was passed over by the rest of the league heading into 2024. Rather than returning to the professional ranks in a lesser role, Belichick instead decided to take a year off before resurfacing at the college level, taking over as head coach of North Carolina in late 2025.
