For a second there, it seemed like Bill Belichick had the opportunity to do the funniest thing possible. On Wednesday, it was reported that the newly-appointed coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels had purportedly garnered interest from several coach-less NFL teams,

“Multiple NFL teams have inquired about whether legendary coach Bill Belichick would reconsider his move to college football – including the Raiders, whose new minority owner Tom Brady spoke recently with his old coach, per league sources,” Tom Pelissero reported in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is considered the top candidate in this year's cycle. Other names that continue making the rounds include Mike Vrabel (former Tennessee Titans HC), Brian Flores ( Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator), and Joe Brady ( Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator).