Per a report from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the legendary NFL coach’s inner circle had informal conversations with the New York Jets before he accepted the head coaching job at North Carolina. The Jets have moved forward with Jeff Ulbrich as their interim head coach after firing Robert Saleh during the season. Russini wrote:

Bill Belichick reportedly reached out to the New York Jets about their head coaching vacancy before accepting the UNC joke.

A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Bill Belichick contacted the New York Jets about their head coaching vacancy before accepting the job at North Carolina

The New York Jets were reportedly setting up a meeting to hire Bill Belichick before UNC offered him the head coaching position.

Before being hired as North Carolina's head coach, Bill Belichick's desire to return to the NFL was so strong that he had interest in joining the team

The "FOX NFL Sunday" crew reacted to Bill Belichick becoming the UNC Football Head Coach, drama between the Philadelphia Eagles' A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts and more.

Bill Belichick, who famously quit on the Jets in 2000, inquired about New York's coaching vacancy before taking the same position at North Carolina this week, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.