Bill Belichick 'Completely Committed' to UNC Amid NFL HC Rumors, Tar Heels GM Says

North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi shut down recent rumors that NFL teams have reached out to Bill Belichick to try to get the Tar Heels head coach to interview for vacant coaching positions.

On The Pat McAfee Show, Lombardi said Belichick is "committed" to North Carolina and the rumors have "no legs."

"Completely committed, 1,000 percent committed," Lombardi said. "Guys that do the insider stuff for the NFL, they've got to put stories out there. That one was a complete falsehood. Coach Belichick, when that story came out, was recruiting South Jersey... That story just had no legs. I think what often happens in rumoring, and I know this from doing it in the league, is people try to make a connection. A to B equals C. That's not always the case. Yes, Tom Brady is being involved with interviews, yes Tom Brady is doing research on coaching candidates, yes Tom Brady is calling people up for advice and council... but don't assume because he's doing that that he wants Bill Belichick. Bill Belichick committed to North Carolina, he committed to me, he committed to the university. There's been no conversation about anything."

Several reports in recent days have said that Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady reached out to Belichick regarding a head coaching job, though Mark Maske of The Washington Post noted that the Raiders "have not been giving serious consideration in recent days to trying to hire Belichick as their coach."

While it's impossible to rule out Belichick's return to the NFL entirely, Lombardi made it clear that the legendary head coach has no intention of abandoning his post in Chapel Hill.