Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson are the talk of the town.
The 73-year-old is the head football coach at the University of North Carolina and former general manager of the New England Patriots. His 24-year-old girlfriend is a former cheerleader and current pageant contender. Before you break out the calculator, that’s a 48-year age difference.
While large age gaps have become somewhat banal among the rich and famous, this particular couple has been the subject of discourse (and roasts) since they hard-launched their relationship in December 2024. According to TMZ, the unexpected duo met on a flight back in 2021 and “stayed friends” until Belichick’s breakup with longtime partner Linda Holliday in 2022. Of course, that story has not been confirmed by the couple and you’re better off not asking them about it.
Now the pair are only facing more scrutiny following Belichick’s viral interview with CBS News Sunday Morning in April 2025. During the broadcast Hudson interrupted a question about their relationship, leading to backlash and discourse over her role in the coach’s professional life.
If you’re looking to keep up with the news cycle, here’s a complete timeline of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson’s relationship, with the most recent updates up top.
May 11, 2025: Hudson comes in third at the 2025 Miss Maine USA pageant, though she won the pageant’s style award earlier in the competition. According to multiple publications, Belichick was supporting his girlfriend from the audience.
“I hope those watching this find the strength to push through whatever it is and embody that hate never wins,” she reportedly told the audience before the winner was crowned, per People.
May 10, 2025: Belichick is reportedly spotted in the crowd as Hudson competes in the 2025 Miss Maine USA pageant at the Holiday Inn in downtown Portland.
May 9, 2025: UNC denies “false reports” that Hudson was banned from their football facilities. “While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina football facilities,” an athletic department spokesperson said in a statement, per The Athletic. “Jordon will continue to manage all activities related to Coach Belichick’s personal brand outside of his responsibilities for Carolina football and the university.”
This comes after sportswriter and media personality Pablo Torre reported, during an episode of his podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out, that she had been barred. Following UNC’s statement, Torre stood by the initial reporting, claiming the information shared “came from the highest levels of the football program.”
April 30, 2025: Belichick releases a statement that Hudson was “doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track” during the viral CBS interview. He adds that they have a “personal and professional relationship.” You can read the complete statement and CBS’s response here.
That same day, Page Six reports that Bill Belichick’s daughter-in-law Jennifer Schmitt took a swipe at Hudson in the comments section of the Dudes on Dudes podcast by former New England Patriots players Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski.
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