North Carolina's Bill Belichick has addressed the attention surrounding girlfriend Jordon Hudson with his team, saying "she doesn't have anything to do with football."

Belichick and Holliday were in a long term relationship for 16 years, and last year rumors began flying that the coach was in a relationship with the much-younger Hudson, something that the two confirmed when they began appearing in public together at red carpet events and even on Hudson’s social media.

Hudson and Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl-winning former NFL coach, met on a flight in 2021 and went public with their relationship last December. While their nearly 50-year age gap has raised eyebrows amid observers, the scandal has only grown as Hudson has taken on an increasingly central role in Belichick’s professional world.