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Belichick Rules Out NFL Return, Removing His Name From Giants’ Coaching Search

The North Carolina coach said on Instagram he is focused on UNC, narrowing New York’s options after Brian Daboll’s in-season firing.

Overview

  • Bill Belichick stated he has not and will not pursue any NFL head-coaching vacancies and closed with, “We’re on to Wake Forest.”
  • Belichick’s decision ends external speculation linking him to the Giants, where he once won two Super Bowls as a defensive coordinator.
  • The Giants fired Brian Daboll on Nov. 11 and named assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Kafka as interim while the search proceeds.
  • Context around the dismissal includes reports that Daboll exploded at Kafka after a dropped pass and prior fines of $100,000 for Daboll and $200,000 for the team over a medical-tent incident.
  • Longtime Giants reporter Gary Myers has said the team would not consider Belichick, claiming he burned organizational bridges years ago.