North Carolina general manager Michael Lombardi, who was new Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick‘s first official staff addition, is embracing the “professional” side of college football. Specifically,

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The general manager of the North Carolina Tar Heels has defiantly claimed Bill Belichick will not abandon college football for an immediate return to the NFL, after the 72-year-old

North Carolina GM Michael Lombardi laid out what the next head coach of the Cowboys needs to do with team owner Jerry Jones.

With rumors coming out about NFL teams reaching out to Bill Belichick, some more news recently came out about his contract with UNC.

A day after a wild report emerged connecting newly-appointed University of North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick with a potential shock move back to the NFL ranks, one of his top confidants categorically dismissed it.

Taking an NFL job is "not an option" this offseason for new North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick, Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi said Thursday in attempting to quash rumors.

Bill Belichick turned heads in December when he suddenly decided to take over as the coach of North Carolina's football team.

Bill Belichick is not legally bound to North Carolina. The 72-year-old head coach has yet to officially sign his contract with the university and

"Coach Belichick is 1,000% committed," Lombardi said Thursday, via The Pat McAfee Show. "NFL insiders have to put stories out there. That one was a complete falsehood. When that story came out, Coach Belichick was recruiting South Jersey.

Outside of the Lombardi family, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach has hired former Browns coach Freddie Kitchens (offensive coordinator), son Steve (defensive coordinator), former CFL coach Chris Jones (defensive assistant), Billy Miller (general position assistant) and Moses Cabrera (strength and conditioning).

Bill Belichick’s inaugural head coaching staff at North Carolina is starting to ... like Florio’s and even sparked a response from Michael Lombardi, who was hired as Belichick’s GM at ...