BILL Belichick was notably absent from North Carolina’s pro day this week.
On Monday, North Carolina’s top college football stars showing off for NFL scouts, but Belichick was nowhere to be found.
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Almost every NFL team was in attendance at North Carolina’s pro day, with 31 out of 32 teams visiting.
The team had 17 players work out in front of the NFL scouts, including the six players who were invited to the scouting combine.
Those players included Omarion Hampton, Kaimon Rucker, Bryson Nesbit, Jahvaree Ritzie, Power Echols, and Alijah Huzzie.
The team’s other participants included Willie Lampkin, Darwin Barlow, John Copenhaver, Des Evans, Nate McCollum, Kevin Hester, Jacolbe Cowan, Joshua Harris, Jakeen Harris, JJ Jones, and Stick Lane.
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While these guys gave it their all to impress NFL teams, Belichick couldn’t find the time to come support them, according to Joseph Person of TheAthletic.com.
Belichick was apparently leading staff meetings from 7:00 a.m. ET until noon.
Those meetings were seemingly unable to be rescheduled for the event.
While it feels odd to see North Carolina’s head coach not at their biggest pre-draft event, scouts weren’t surprised to not see him there.
“I think Bill’s just letting Mack’s guys be Mack’s guys, then he wants his guys to be his guys,” Charlotte-based scout Josh Washburn said.
“None of us really expected to see Bill or [Mike] Lombardi.”
It is true that none of these players are Belichick’s guys.
He didn’t recruit any of them or coach any of them at any point in their career.
Belichick doesn’t really owe it to any of them to show up to the Pro Day.
Fans seemed to agree with this and shared their thoughts on social media.
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But Andrew Perloff, who co-hosts The Maggie and Perloff Show on Sirius XM, took exception.
“Networks have to stop hiring Bill Belichick,” Perloff said.
“Someone who openly mocked the media for two decades as head coach of the New England Patriots shouldn’t be able to walk right in and get multiple media jobs.
“He never said anything useful as an NFL coach and now he’s going to get paid talk?
“As brilliant as Belichick is, find someone else.”
“It’s a day for the athletes. He would just be a distraction for all the NFL scouts who wouldn’t be able to not talk to him,” one fan said.
“Well, to be fair, he didn’t coach any of those guys,” another fan said.
“He was NOT the coach last year- Mack Brown should be there,” a third fan said.
“Who cares? Those weren’t his players,” a fourth fan said.
“I would too. They aren’t going to be his players,” a fifth fan said.
