North Carolina 'should consider cutting ties with' Bill Belichick, ex-Patriots linebacker says

Ted Johnson a former New England Patriots linebacker who won three Super Bowls with the association stated Tuesday that North Carolina should consider firing Bill Belichick over the book tour debacle Johnson fired off his hot take on WEEI Radio It came as Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson were scrutinized for their interview on CBS News Sunday Morning When Belichick was sought about how he met Hudson she shut down the question CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe awkward interview sparked a lot of scrutiny I say all that to say this That I think the Carolina Tar Heels should consider firing Bill Belichick Johnson who played for Belichick mentioned on the station They should consider letting him go at this point It s a lot of money and they re deep into their preparation for next year But I look at Bill Belichick and I wonder if he s fit to coach an NFL crew let alone fit to coach a college group which again I put more onus on the character and personality of a college coach than I do a pro coach So I m worried that Bill Belichick just isn t fit to coach college kids and UNC should consider cutting ties with Bill Belichick Belichick and Hudson s relationship has been pushed further and further into the spotlight even since he took the Tar Heels football job Belichick had required Hudson to be copied on his emails according to The Athletic She tried to stymie various of the flak on Tuesday when she circulated an April email from Belichick who lamented the media coverage of his book ESPN PUNDITS TEAR INTO BILL BELICHICK OVER INTERVIEW FIASCO DURING BOOK TOURJohnson s colleague Andy Hart pushed back on his opinion that North Carolina should discipline Belichick in any way Johnson called Belichick s partnership from a business and football standpoint bad decisions He pointed to Hudson being at spring practice and posting the email on her Instagram To me those are bad decisions that make him and the university look really bad and question whether or not he is of sound mind and should be running a football crew at the University of North Carolina I think it s just something you have to really really consider he noted Just question the decision-making from the head coach at this point for those reasons Johnson was with the Patriots from to He played in games and had sacks Belichick and CBS distributed dueling statements about the interview on Wednesday Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter