{"id":17786,"date":"2025-01-09T02:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17786"},"modified":"2025-01-09T02:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:59:23","slug":"breaking-cowboys-could-still-hire-bill-belichick-as-head-coach-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17786","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Could Still Hire Bill Belichick as Head Coach: Report.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1915700061-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1915700061-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1915700061-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1915700061-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Bill Belichick\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"216\" data-dom-ready-time=\"696\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">It&#8217;s possible the Dallas Cowboys could still hire Bill Belichick as their head coach next season, per a report.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0still have Mike McCarthy as their head coach, but heading into the offseason with their\u00a07-10 record, it\u2019s certainly not a sure thing that McCarthy will remain in his current role with the team. An early favorite to coach the Cowboys was former\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0head coach, and friend of owner Jerry Jones, Bill Belichick. But, Belichick took a\u00a0head coaching job at the University of North Carolina\u00a0in December, so it seemed as if he had little interest in getting back to the NFL, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>However, a\u00a0report from the NFL Network\u00a0released on Wednesday, January 8, points out how Belichick\u2019s North Carolina contract could free him up to go back to the pros and states that \u201cmultiple\u201d teams have already come knocking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bill Belichick\u2019s Buyout Number Drops This Summer<\/h2>\n<p>Belichick\u2019s\u00a0buyout number drops\u00a0to just $1 million this summer, making it very simple for him to jet college and get back to the NFL, if that\u2019s something he wants.<\/p>\n<p>NFL teams are aware of Belichick\u2019s contract details and, according to a report from Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network,\u00a0multiple NFL teams\u00a0have expressed interest in him as their head coach. Right now, there are six NFL head coach openings, but Pelissero pointed out the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders\u00a0as the main team who has expressed interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultiple NFL teams have inquired about whether legendary coach Bill Belichick would reconsider his move to college football \u2013 including the Raiders, whose new minority owner Tom Brady spoke recently with his old coach, per league sources,\u201d\u00a0Pelissero stated\u00a0in a January 8 post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Just because Belichick can leave North Carolina without big financial repercussions, does that mean he will?<\/p>\n<p>According to NFL insider and expert Dianna Russini of The Athletic, it\u2019s not very probable. In a\u00a0follow-up post on X\u00a0on January 8, The Athletic states that, \u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Bill Belichick has no plans to return to the NFL,\u201d per Russini. They added that, \u201cB<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">elichick is focused on North Carolina.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In her own post on X,\u00a0Russini reiterated, \u201cBill Belichick has no plans to return to the NFL, per sources. I\u2019m told his sole focus is on coaching and recruiting for North Carolina, as he continues building the Tar Heels\u2019 future. He\u2019s recruiting today in New Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, never say never. Anything is possible in the world of sports, so Belichick could change course. But, for now, Russini insists he\u2019s in it for the long haul at North Carolina or at least for the next season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The State of Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>As for McCarthy, during an appearance on \u201cPardon My Take\u201d on January 8, Russini spoke about his chances of staying with\u00a0the Cowboys next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the chances of him staying in Dallas are fair, like I think that could happen,\u201d\u00a0she said in the episode \u201cLook I know that they did a little bit of work on some head coaches, behind the scenes, over the last few weeks. So, it wouldn\u2019t shock me if they also move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI just don\u2019t like how they\u2019re going about their business. How, they\u2019re just kind of hanging him out to dry right now, trying to figure out what he\u2019s going to do next. This entire year was really hard if you\u2019re him. Of not knowing what\u2019s going to be next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russini also stated\u00a0that if McCarthy does move on, \u201che has a good shot\u201d at getting a head coaching job with the\u00a0Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4IMYdZPHyw?autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty It&#8217;s possible the Dallas Cowboys could still hire Bill Belichick as their head coach next season, per a report. 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