While the Dallas Cowboys' head coaching search carries on, Bill Belichick has vanquished any rumors of an NFL return after officially signing his contract with North Carolina football.

Belichick spent 29 seasons as a head coach in the NFL between his time with the Patriots and Cleveland Browns. He won six Super Bowls with the

Some suggested after former Lions OC Ben Johnson rejected the Raiders to become the next HC of the Bears that Raiders minority owner Tom Brady could reach out to Belichick regarding the club's HC opening.

Lexi Donarski had 15 points, Alyssa Ustby scored 12 and matched her career-high with 18 rebounds and No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 64-33 victory over SMU.

"Sources tell CBS Sports — and UNC confirmed this week — that there is no fully executed and signed contract between Belichick and UNC," Jones posted on X. "And industry sources say that could lead to a legal gray area about how much, if any, of a buyout there would be if Belichick left for the pros.

With rumors coming out about NFL teams reaching out to Bill Belichick, some more news recently came out about his contract with UNC.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has released a statement giving more details about why the team decided to part ways with head coach Mike McCarthy. Dallas decided to move on from the veteran head coach early on Monday.

Bill Belichick is not legally bound to North Carolina. The 72-year-old head coach has yet to officially sign his contract with the university and

The girlfriend of North Carolina Tar Heels coach Bill Belichick poured cold water on the rumors he was going to jump back into the professional ranks.

Opting out of a second ride on the NFL HC carousel, Bill Belichick made a preemptive strike by accepting an offer to coach at North Carolina in December. Despite connections to the Raiders and then Cowboys, Belichick is on the recruiting trail at the ACC school.

And there there were four. The NFL playoffs have paired down to just four teams left who will duke it out this coming weekend for an opportunity to go to the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, 28 teams have

In all reality, the vast majority of the sport has been making plans for 2025 for weeks now. But Ohio State and Notre Dame concluding the inaugural 12-team Playoff on MLK Day has shortened the sport's offseason by a week, which means only 215 days sit between the 2024 title game and Week 0 of 2025.