Bill Belichick tries to cool Giants head-coaching rumors

Bill Belichick did his champion to chill rumors of his alleged involvement successful the New York Giants’ head-coaching occupation arsenic the North Carolina Tar Heels' play heads into the last stretch.

The rumor mill linked Belichick’s sanction to the coaching vacancy astir instantly arsenic the squad dismissed Brian Daboll earlier this week. He was asked astir the occupation during his media availability connected Tuesday afternoon.

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Then-defensive coordinator Bill Belichick of the New York Giants, circa 1985. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

He said his absorption was connected Wake Forest.

"I mean, I’ve been asked astir it from clip to time," helium told reporters. "Look, I’ve been down this roadworthy before. I’m focused connected Wake Forest. That’s it. And that’s my committedness to this team. And adjacent week it’ll beryllium to our adjacent hostile and truthful forth. But I’m present to bash the champion I tin for this team."

Belichick is considered to beryllium 1 of the top NFL coaches of each time. He won six Super Bowl titles arsenic caput manager of the New England Patriots and 2 much arsenic the antiaircraft coordinator of the Giants nether Bill Parcells.

BILL BELICHICK VOWS HE'S 'FULLY COMMITTED' TO NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL DESPITE SPLIT RUMORS

North Carolina caput manager Bill Belichick smiles arsenic helium walks the sidelines earlier the Stanford game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, successful Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

NFL writer Gary Myers, the writer of "Once a Giant" and "Brady vs. Belichick: The Dynasty Debate," had antecedently suggested that Belichick would spell to large lengths to get the Giants job.

"… He'd locomotion from Chapel Hill to East Rutherford for this job, I truly judge that," Myers said, via OutKick.

"I deliberation [Belichick] desperately wants the 15 victories to walk [Don] Shula [as the winningest manager of each time] and helium desperately wants to triumph a Super Bowl without [Tom] Brady."

Still, the Giants should person plentifulness of suitors to take from. The squad has a highly touted backmost successful Jaxson Dart, a smashmouth moving backmost successful Cam Skattebo, a starring wide receiver successful Malik Nabers and the NFL’s existent sacks person successful Brian Burns.

North Carolina caput manager Bill Belichick greets a enlistee connected the sidelines earlier the Stanford game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, successful Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

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The ingredients are determination for a winning roster. The close manager would request to enactment it each together.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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