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Bill Belichick Makes Visits To New Jersey Football Powers Bergen Catholic, Don Bosco Prep

The new University of North Carolina head coach is wasting no time traveling along the East Coast to meet with recruits

Andy Villamarzo

Dec 14, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick during half time at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images
Dec 14, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick during half time at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images / Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

No, Bill Belichick isn't returning to the National Football League (NFL).

Yes, he's visiting anywhere and seemingly everywhere along the East Coast to meet with recruits.

On Thursday, the 6-time Super Bowl champion head coach made his rounds around the Garden State and visited state powerhouses Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco Prep.

What's making the visits to the schools surreal is Belichick, whom many thought wouldn't be out on the recruiting trail visiting student-athletes at their respective high schools, is not only meeting in-person but also handing out offers on the spot.

One player that got an offer on Thursday was Bergen Catholic junior running back Najee Calhoun.

Earlier this week, speculation ran rampant for half a day when a report came out that Las Vegas Raiders' minority owner Tom Brady spoke to Belichick about the team's vacant head coaching position and what it could take to lure him back into the NFL.

Belichick refuted reports that he had any interest, as the legendary head coach was in the middle of traveling around New Jersey, visiting high schools and speaking with coaches, recruits.

Now more than ever, Belichick has shown he is doubling down on coaching in 2025 in Chapel Hill for the Tar Heels.

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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