Invoice Belichick being employed as North Carolina coach shocked the soccer world. His subsequent transfer is one other stunner.
Belichick and UNC soccer are anticipated to take part in HBO’s upcoming offseason “Onerous Knocks” collection, a number of sources inform CBS Sports activities. The deal has not been signed with the college, however all indications are it will likely be accomplished. Entrance Workplace Sports activities first reported the information on Friday.
It will likely be the primary time “Onerous Knocks” has collaborated with a university soccer program, and maybe no group is extra fascinating heading into the 2025 season than Belichick’s Tar Heels. Belichick, who for many years displayed a gruff demeanor with the media as coach of the New England Patriots, now continues his media blitz that started after his parting from the NFL.
“Onerous Knocks” expanded its collection in recent times to function not solely coaching camp however in-season and offseason collection as effectively. Final 12 months, the New York Giants had been highlighted within the inaugural offseason “Onerous Knocks,” and lots of believed the collection can be one-and-done.
The present adopted the Giants as they made the choice to not re-sign star working again Saquon Barkley, and it captured conversations round quarterback Daniel Jones and the group’s path to the draft. Whereas it made for charming sports activities tv, many across the league thought it confirmed too many intimate moments of a group’s internal workings.
Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen mentioned this week on the NFL Scouting Mix that no group had reached out to him about taking part within the offseason “Onerous Knocks.”
“I believe I do know what I might inform them” Schoen mentioned with amusing, with the implication being that he would inform the group to say no.
There have been rumors that no group wished to take part within the offseason present, however a supply mentioned there was “extra curiosity than I assumed there’d be” in NFL circles.
“We hope it is again,” mentioned NFL Movies vice chairman Keith Cossrow in a January look on the Pat McAfee present. “We’re speaking to a bunch of groups about it. However we’ll see what occurs. I imply, we want a keen participant on that one. We’re not going to power somebody to try this present.”
NFL Movies produces “Onerous Knocks” for HBO, and that’s key in understanding this union.
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In 2009, Belichick allowed NFL Movies to observe him and the Patriots for the whole season in what grew to become the 90-minute program, “A Soccer Life: Invoice Belichick.” This previous 12 months, Belichick was a part of “Contained in the NFL” that tapes out of the NFL Movies studio and is produced by the group.
Belichick stunningly agreed to turn into UNC’s soccer coach in December. At his introductory press convention, he promised to run the Tar Heels soccer program “like an NFL group.”
Pairing with “Onerous Knocks” is yet one more instance of that mission.
