Bill Belichick, Lil Wayne Take Photo Together, Rapper Receives Custom UNC Jersey

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick and rapper Lil Wayne took a picture together at the Tar Heels' spring practice on Saturday.

Belichick also presented Wayne with a custom No. 17 North Carolina jersey.

Following his legendary tenure with the New England Patriots from 2000 through 2023 in which he won six Super Bowls, Belichick agreed to join the Tar Heels in Dec. 2024.

After the 72-year-old was named North Carolina's next head coach, the rapper congratulated him on social media and defended him from criticism.

The Tar Heels will be looking to bounce back in Belichick's first year, as they're coming off a 2024 season in which they finished with a 6-7 record. They haven't won a bowl game since the 2019 season and haven't recorded a double-digit win total since 2015.

North Carolina is set to open its 2025 campaign against TCU on Sept. 1.