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Bill Belichick has done his best to cool rumors of his supposed interest in the New York Giants head coaching job as the North Carolina Tar Heels' season enters its final stretch.
The rumor mill linked Belichick's name to the coaching vacancy almost immediately after the team fired Brian Daboll earlier this week. He was asked about the job during a media appearance Tuesday afternoon.
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Then-defensive coordinator Bill Belichick of the New York Giants, circa 1985. (Spotlight Sports/Getty Images)
He said his focus was on Wake Forest.
“I mean, I've been asked about it from time to time,” he told reporters. “Look, I've been down this road before. My focus is on Wake Forest. That's it. And that's my commitment to this team. And next week it will be our next opponent and so on. But I'm here to do the best I can for this team.”
Belichick is considered one of the greatest NFL coaches of all time. He won six Super Bowl titles as head coach of the New England Patriots and two more as defensive coordinator of the Giants under Bill Parcells.
BILL BELICHICK SWEARS HE'S 'FULLY COMMITTED' TO NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL DESPITE SPLIT RUMORS
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick smiles as he walks along the sideline before the game at Stanford on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
NFL writer Gary Myers, author of “Once a Giant” and “Brady vs. Belichick: The Dynasty Debate,” previously speculated that Belichick would do anything to get the Giants job.
“… He would walk from Chapel Hill to East Rutherford for this job, I truly believe that,” Myers said. via OutKick.
“I think [Belichick] desperately wants 15 wins to pass [Don] Shula [as the winningest coach of all time] and he desperately wants to win the Super Bowl without [Tom] Brady.”
However, the Giants should have plenty of candidates to choose from. The team features highly touted quarterback Jackson Dart, exciting running back Cam Skattebo, leading receiver Malik Nabers and current NFL sacks leader Brian Burns.
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick greets a recruit on the sidelines before the Stanford game on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
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The ingredients for a winning composition are there. The right coach will have to put it all together.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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