Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson are enjoying quality time together in North Carolina before the legendary NFL coach heads into ‘war’ with his new team, according to a source close to the pair.
Belichick is just a week away from beginning life at UNC, his first college football head coaching job after 29 successful years in the NFL.
While his full focus is on the job at hand, much of the chatter away from the field has surrounded his former cheerleader girlfriend, who is 49 years his junior and has repeatedly been described as a ‘distraction’ to Belichick in his new role.
Despite this, a source close to the pair has described to the Daily Mail exactly how they are preparing to attack the season, likening Belichick’s new role to him heading to the battlefield.
‘Bill and Jordon are enjoying the next couple weeks together before he has to go full force into the upcoming season and focus all of his attention on that,’ the source explained.
‘Their time to hang out and go out to eat or go to any events together is not going to happen for a few months, because Bill is going into war. It is very important to Bill to make this work at UNC, and if they do well or very bad, it is all based on his preparation for the season.
Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson looked ever the loving couple on a date night in Chapel Hill
Belichick is preparing to go to ‘war’ with UNC – his first head coaching job in college football
‘Sure, Jordon will be at the games, but they are making sure that they will not be seen gallivanting around while the season goes on because Bill doesn’t want it to look like Jordon is a distraction.’
The peak of Hudson’s ‘distraction’ came earlier this year when she appeared front and center of a CBS interview the football coach was on screen for.
The 24-year-old repeatedly interrupted the interviewer’s questions to stop Belichick from fielding questions about how they met.
Despite this, it is understood that Belichick is not at all worried about how the couple are perceived by the public and he sees her as his ‘rock’ as he heads into the next chapter of his long coaching career.
‘Bill is not worried one bit about his relationship with Jordon as the season starts to come to fruition,’ the source continues.
‘They have each other’s back and if this all goes well or off the rails, he’s confident that she will be there for him the entire way. He has zero worry about her as he considers her a rock and a constant in his life that isn’t going to go away.’
UNC begin their season on September 1 with a home game against the TCU Horned Frogs.
Earlier this week, Belichick was spotted holding hands with his 24-year-old girlfriend after a cozy dinner date in Chapel Hill.
Attention is now turning away from the glitz and the glamor to Belichick’s day job at UNC
Hudson, a former cheerleader, has been repeatedly described as a ‘distraction’ to Belichick
The controversial couple were seen leaving Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill near the UNC campus, looking relaxed and comfortable as they strolled side by side.
Hudson, dressed head-to-toe in white, smiled while carrying a to-go box in one hand and linking fingers with the 73-year-old NFL legend.
Belichick, known for his trademark game-day scowl, even appeared to crack a smile – swapping the hoodie for a tucked-in dress shirt, jeans and white sneakers.
It was the first public sighting of the pair in weeks, after a quieter stretch following a flurry of headlines earlier this year.
