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Boston Globe
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Bill Belichick's recent media blitz is all about damage control
Advertisement That was a form of self-promotion almost certainly designed to help him land another NFL head coaching gig. He was good TV — I missed him on Pat McAfee's draft show last month — but the gambit did not pay off. Belichick settled — and that is the right word, even if he would never admit it — for And now he finds himself using the media — or at least attempting to — for other reasons: To sell his book, Advertisement Mostly, though, Belichick's recent media appearances have been about damage control. The 73-year-old Belichick's relationship with 24-year-old Maine native Jordon Hudson had been public for a while, with pictures of them cavorting often popping up on her Instagram feed. (At what point, by the way, did everyone else realize she was born right around the time Tom Brady became the Patriots' starting quarterback?) Related : But a media miscalculation by Belichick and Hudson put the relationship in the spotlight in April. That, of course, led to even more gossip and theories about what exactly her role was in his life. A few days later, By then, it already had been reported that Belichick had asked North Carolina officials to include Hudson on all emails, suggesting she had some power within the football program. Reporting at various outlets has since revealed that she insisted on appearing in a Dunkin' Donuts commercial with him, is deeply involved in his business dealings, and — this one must have been tough for Belichick — nixed a deal with NFL Films that would have featured the UNC program on 'Hard Knocks.' Advertisement Pablo Torre, the former Sports Illustrated and ESPN writer who hosts the Peabody Award-nominated 'Pablo Torre Finds Out' podcast, has unearthed several details on the relationship, including that she had been banned from North Carolina's football facilities. (UNC issued a word-salad of a denial.) Torre, whose podcast presumably will not be a stop on Belichick's media tour, popped on with 98.5 The Sports Hub's 'Toucher and Hardy' program Thursday and reiterated, among other details, that some of Belichick's family members are deeply concerned about the relationship. 'They are panicked that the thing that their family has built, that he has built as the patriarch of his family, the Logan Roy of their 'Succession' story,'' said Torre. 'That it's being incinerated by a 24-year-old who doesn't know what she's doing.' There's an Heir Jordon joke here somewhere, but the Belichicks probably don't want to hear it. For now, Belichick, whose stubbornness is both a superpower and a significant flaw, seems determined to charge through the noise while limiting his interviews to familiar and friendly questioners. On Friday, After some football and book talk, Strahan — duly noting that Hudson was not in attendance — did eventually ask Belichick about the relationship 'We have a good personal relationship,' Belichick said. 'I'm not talking about personal relationships, Michael. You know that.' Strahan asked one last question: Is Belichick happy? Advertisement 'Yeah,' he said. 'You look happy,' Strahan said. 'Yeah,' Belichick said once more. He must be. Because after years of preaching to the Patriots about avoiding distractions, Belichick seems perfectly fine with having created a massive one for UNC. Chad Finn can be reached at
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bill Belichick news: Are 73-year-old Bill Belichick and 24-year-old Jordon Hudson on the verge of breaking up after his disastrous CBS interview? Here's what reports say
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT FAQs ADVERTISEMENT Bill Belichick, 73, and Jordon Hudson, 24, are in the headlines for a rumor that says they are heading for a breakup after a bad CBS interview. During the CBS Sunday Morning interview, Hudson got angry when asked a question and stormed off. This started all the shared details on the Toucher and Hardy show, a Boston sports radio program. He revealed that Hudson and Belichick met in February 2021 during a flight, not in 2023 like people thought before. In 2023, a Ring camera caught Belichick quietly leaving Hudson's house, and that's how people found out about their Torre found out Hudson was already hanging around the Patriots and Belichick in 2021, much earlier than believed. This happened while Belichick was still with his ex-girlfriend Linda Holliday, which makes things more complicated. He now works as the football coach at the University of North the CBS drama, Belichick said the Hudson matter is a 'personal relationship' and has nothing to do with UNC football. He also dodged a question about Hudson during a press to a local TV reporter from WRAL-TV, UNC said not to ask about Hudson, only football-related questions. Then, on Pablo Torre's podcast, it was said that UNC has banned Hudson from the football to reports, UNC officials are very worried that Hudson might hurt Belichick's legacy and the school's image. And the Belichick family is investigating Hudson because they are concerned about her recent Carolina Athletics denied the ban in a statement, according to the Daily Mail report. As per the report, Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, Belichick is welcome to the Carolina Football to a new report by The Washington Post, UNC insiders said they think Belichick's relationship with Hudson is 'odd' and could cost him his job. One UNC employee said, 'She is very involved in how Bill presents himself to the public, like what you see on Instagram.'Over the weekend, Hudson joined the Miss Maine pageant and finished third, which is one spot lower than her 2024 result. Belichick was seen in the front row, supporting her at the event with her father. Even though she didn't win, the couple doesn't think their media attention affected her will appear on TV again soon in an interview with Michael Strahan on Good Morning America.Q1. When did Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson first meet?Reports say they met on a flight in February 2021.Q2. Is Jordon Hudson banned from UNC football facilities?Carolina Athletics says she is not banned and is welcome.
Boston Globe
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
The Sports Hub continues to dominate as Nielsen winter ratings are released
Last winter, The Sports Hub was first (15.6) and WEEI 10th (3.6). This past fall — the previous three-month ratings period — The Sports Hub finished first with a 15.8 share. WEEI was fourth (6.2). As for how the sports stations fared in the specific time slots: Advertisement Morning drive (6-10 a.m.): The Sports Hub's 'Toucher and Hardy' was No. 1 with a huge 21.1 share. 'The Greg Hill Show,' consistently WEEI's highest-rated program, was second with a strong 11.0. Midday (10 a.m.-2 p.m.): The Sports Hub's 'Zolak and Bertrand' was tops as usual with a 17.5 share. WEEI's 'Jones and Keefe' made progress, with a second-place 7.0 share in the show's second full ratings book since hosts Adam Jones and Rich Keefe — who had worked together at The Sports Hub several years ago — were reunited in August. In the fall, the show had a 5.8 share, good for fourth place. Afternoon drive (2-6 p.m.): The Sports Hub's 'Felger and Massarotti' remained in its usual spot in first place, though its 15.7 share dropped from a 19.8 last winter. 'WEEI Afternoons,' featuring hosts Andy Hart, Nick Stevens, and Ted Johnson, took eighth with a 4.0 share in its first ratings book since a mid-January lineup shakeup. Advertisement Evenings (6-11 p.m.): The Sports Hub, which had Bruins and Celtics game broadcasts as well Joe Murray's show at night, tied WBUR's evening programming for first with an 8.8. WEEI, which moved Christian Arcand to evenings during the afternoon-drive reshuffle, finished tied for 15th (2.0). Chad Finn can be reached at
