Some higher-ups in college football were reportedly worried about Belichick taking his time to fill out his staff at UNC.

Bill Belichick reportedly had interest in Cowboys before becoming new North Carolina HC, but he did not think the job was available

Belichick famously spurned the New York Jets after he was named Bill Parcells’s successor. His tenure lasted less than 24 hours after he wrote his resignation on a napkin and jumped ship to take over the New England Patriots. This move paid off handsomely.