{"id":45736,"date":"2025-05-03T02:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T02:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45736"},"modified":"2025-05-03T02:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T02:17:48","slug":"bill-belichick-girlfriend-controversy-earns-odd-steelers-ex-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45736","title":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick Girlfriend Controversy Earns Odd Steelers Ex Reaction.."},"content":{"rendered":"
Bill Belichick’s now widely publicized relationship with Jordon Hudson has stumbled upon an awkward moment after the fallout of a CBS Sunday Morning interview and former Pittsburgh Steeler Ryan Clark is clearly uncomfortable talking about it.<\/div>\n
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Former\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0head coach\u00a0Bill Belichick’s relationship with Jordon Hudson started as an odd yet innocent partnership. There is a distinct age gap between the two, but their affairs were mostly kept private.<\/p>\n

That has all changed since he accepted the head coaching position at the University of North Carolina. Their relationship now has a dual nature, both personal and now professional with Hudson’s involvement around the football program.<\/p>\n

However, the relationship has now hit some controversy following Belichick’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning. The piece was supposedly focused on his book tour, a fact argued both by CBS and Belichick’s camp.<\/p>\n

During the conversation, Hudson interrupted a question regarding their relationship. Several reports since the incident detail Hudson observing similar behaviors throughout the interview, even leaving the room at one point.<\/p>\n

This comes on the heels of Hudson reportedly nixing a season of “Hard Knocks” that was set to cover the Tar Heels this summer.\u00a0Belichick was believed to be in favor of the show.<\/p>\n

Of course, matters like these have the potential to get worse when certain faces in the media space turn their eyes to them. In this case, that would be\u00a0Stephen A. Smith\u00a0and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on ESPN’s First Take.<\/p>\n

This week, the two shared on-camera rants about the situation. In response, analyst and former\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ryan Clark removed himself from the conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s where RC exit out the stage,\u201d he said before leaving the scene.<\/p>\n

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