Why didn't Bill Belichick return to the NFL? League execs weigh in on college pivot

No NFL team rolled out the red carpet for the second-winningest coach in league history. Thus the lure of North Carolina, which offers what the NFL does not.

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Why didn't Bill Belichick return to the NFL? League execs weigh in on college pivot

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