It was a text out of the blue, but from someone I could hardly ignore.
‘Greg, This is Jordon Hudson. Call me.’
I was flying on assignment at the time. But after landing I connected with 73-year-old Bill Belichick’s ultra-age-gap ‘runaway train’ girlfriend – curious as to why she might be anxious to speak.
For 30 minutes I mostly listened…. and listened….and listened.
Within seconds, I realized you need to be patient when former cheerleader Hudson is speaking. Any hint of an interruption is not to be encouraged.
Yet that call in June last year proved a fascinating insight into what is now publicly – and excruciatingly – unfolding as the unlikely romance continues its wacky trajectory.
Jordon Hudson met Bill Belichick on a flight to Florida in 2021. When she contacted a DailyMail.com reporter he would have never guessed the call would be less of an interview and more of a gentle reprimand on how we should report their relationship
The most accepted version of how they met was on a flight in 2021 from Boston to Florida when they were seated next to each other and they bonded over a book, which Belichick signed
Greg’s phone call turned out to be a foreshadowing of what was to come, as last Sunday’s CBS interview with Belichick turned out to be an awkward trainwreck due to Hudson’s meddling
Of course, nowhere was this more evident than NFL legend Belichick’s trainwreck CBS interview on Sunday, in which he meekly accepted 24-year-old Hudson’s embarrassing gatecrashing.
Such is the fallout from what should have been Belichick’s opportunity to plug his new book that anxious friends of the former New England Patriots coach are reportedly now reaching out with gentle words of caution.
CBS aired Hudson swiftly interrupting interviewer Tony Dokoupil when he asked how the couple met, interjecting brusquely off camera: ‘We’re not talking about this.’ Dokoupil looked across and asked: ‘No?’ Hudson replied firmly: ‘No.’
I got the same, although gentler, response when I wanted to confirm the same thing during our lengthy conversation.
The most accepted version was that they met on a flight in 2021 from Boston to Florida when they were seated next to each other and they bonded over a book. And in a statement Belichick issued Wednesday about the CBS interview, he confirmed it.
Hudson got in touch with me after I’d made some general inquiries about her background when news of the relationship broke in June 2024.
An eloquent speaker, Hudson frames her arguments with lengthy statements filled with precision and conviction. A lot of conviction
Hudson told our reporter that she believed there were ‘errors’ in some existing DailyMail.com coverage and wanted to ensure these would be ‘put right’ in future articles
I’d spoken with a couple of her relatives, who were polite but cautious, and left my number.
However, the former student of Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts wasn’t calling me to offer any assistance on a story – which would likely have been a positive profile piece about her.
DailyMail.com reporter Greg Woodfield says he ‘listened…and listened’ as Hudson spoke
She believed there were ‘errors’ in some existing DailyMail.com coverage and wanted to ensure these would be ‘put right’ in future articles. For that, read buried.
An eloquent speaker, Hudson frames her arguments with lengthy statements filled with precision and conviction. A lot of conviction.
As she talked and I listened, I tried to use the opportunity to steer her around to giving me ‘the facts’ of the relationship, hoping to still build that positive piece.
But there was no deflecting her as she continued to complain, requesting – but in fairness not demanding – that certain things we firmly believe to be true would not resurface in future reports.
One of her objections was our story of new University of North Carolina coach Belichick being caught on a Ring door camera sneaking bare-chested out of her $800,000 Massachusetts home in the early hours in 2023.
Patriots legend Tom Brady mocked him for it on a Netflix roast in April the following year but had no idea of the truth behind the footage at the time.
Ring doorbell footage, believed to be from November last year, showed Belichick shirtless, leaving Hudson’s Massachusetts property in the early hours of the morning
Patriots legend Tom Brady mocked Belichick for being caught on a Ring door camera sneaking bare-chested out of Hudson’s $800,000 Massachusetts home. A video Jordon said she objected to us reporting on
During the phone call, Hudson became animated when Belichick’s adult children with his former wife Debby Clarke were brought up
Despite her aversion to some coverage, Hudson did not appear overly concerned about being photographed with Belichick while they enjoyed a break on his boat in Nantucket, as revealed in exclusive DailyMail.com pictures.
They were taken a few days before our conversation and the impression I received was one of tacit approval from the Maine native, under the right circumstances.
One area where Hudson became particularly animated was the subject of Belichick’s adult children with his former wife Debby Clarke. She was especially protective of Amanda, Stephen and Brian, asking that they should not be in any possible future photos.
We left our conversation with Hudson promising that we could talk again, with the very distant possibility of an interview.
Hudson had no qualms with the DailyMail.com photos that were taken of Belichick and her on his boat in Nantucket
The Nantucket photos were taken a few days before the phone call and the Maine native appeared to give her approval
Although I didn’t hold my breath.
Sure enough, subsequent attempts to contact Hudson met with resounding silence. A ghosting was to be expected.
She’d called and made her point, with some clarity. But as the world is seeing, she likes to run the show.
And that is becoming ever more embarrassingly evident in Belichick’s professional life.
Apart from posting startling social media photos of the couple, including a shot of her dressed as a mermaid, the Miss Maine USA 2025 entrant has raised eyebrows for more than one incident.
As well as interjecting on the CBS interview, she also reportedly stormed off the set, delaying shooting for 30 minutes.
Hudson told Greg Woodfield that she would contact him in the future, potentially for an interview, but aligning with his suspicions, she promptly ghosted him
Two weeks ago, Hudson made an appearance at a North Carolina practice session, talking with Belichick on the field looking dramatically glam wearing a white turtleneck top, snakeskin printed mini skirt with matching trench coat and white knee-high boots
Her desire to be overly involved in Belichick’s professional life has already raised concerns with his coaching position at UNC
According to TMZ, Hudson wanted her lover to leave the room with her, stunning presenter Dokoupil who was said to have been ‘spooked’ by the whole experience.
Hudson reportedly intervened several other times during the interview, when eight-times Super Bowl winner Belichick was talking about his sport while promoting his book The Art of Winning: Lessons from my Life in Football.
Two weeks ago, she made an appearance at a North Carolina practice session, talking with Belichick on the field looking dramatically glam wearing a white turtleneck top, snakeskin printed mini skirt with matching trench coat and white boots.
It was reported in March that Belichick had requested Hudson be copied in on all UNC emails sent his way.
Such was the impact of her appearance, that a Tar Heels blog on sports site SB Nation has the headline: ‘UNC is reportedly concerned about Jordon Hudson’s involvement with the program.’
‘We all had so many questions,’ says the writer about Belichick’s arrival. ‘But there’s one question that I don’t think any of us were asking right at the beginning…
‘How much control would Bill Belichick’s girlfriend have over not only him, but the Carolina football program?
‘Yes, you read that correct, and yes, that is a legitimate concern right now.’
He added: ‘I’ve tried very hard to mind my business and hope that Hudson just fades into the background.’
From my conversation with Hudson, I’ve news for that concerned blogger. She’s not the type to fade anywhere.
