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North Carolina has placed shot wide head Michael Lombardi — a longtime confidant of coach Bill Belichick — connected paid administrative leave, nan assemblage said Monday successful a statement.
The schoolhouse didn’t provided further details. Multiple media outlets are reporting that nan move is connected to a title revenge to UNC’s quality resources department.
“As is modular process pinch unit matters, leadership, staff, and student-athletes are prohibited from addressing this taxable further, and has nary reflection connected nan merits,” nan assemblage said successful its statement.
In addition, aggregate media outlets are reporting a imaginable investigation into nan Tar Heels shot programme by nan College Sports Commission, which regulates gross sharing and name, image and likeness deals successful collegiate sports. The Athletic reports that Lombardi’s actions are believed to beryllium of liking to nan CSC.
Lombardi, 67, is simply a erstwhile longtime NFL executive who was a personnel of nan Cleveland Browns’ beforehand agency during Belichick’s stint arsenic nan team’s caput coach successful nan early 1990s. Lombardi was adjunct to Belichick’s New England Patriots coaching unit from 2014-2016.
When six-time Super Bowl victor Belichick was named UNC coach successful December 2024, Lombardi was brought connected committee almost instantly to thief nan Tar Heels navigate nan changing assemblage diversion landscape.
“Everything we do present is predicated connected building a pro team,” Lombardi told reporters successful February 2025. “We see ourselves nan 33rd [NFL] team, because everybody progressive pinch our programme has had immoderate shape of facet successful pro football.”
The Tar Heels went 4-8 past year. They are group to unfastened preseason campy this week earlier starting nan play against Texas Christian successful Dublin, Ireland, connected Aug. 29.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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