The relationship between North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson has been the talk of the town lately.
The topic has been large enough that ESPN’s Paul Finebaum and several NFL executives and insiders have chimed in, with the latest being legendary sportswriter Peter King.
“This is a guy who owned every room he ever walked into, and now he’s got a 24-year-old muse telling him what to do or trying to control situations that, quite frankly, she has nothing to do with or should have nothing to do with,” King said. “Bill’s got to get a hold of himself here. He’s got to get a hold of this situation. This is embarrassing. It’s totally embarrassing for a guy who’s as great at his job as he is. This would’ve been a ‘Mike and the Mad Dog’ spectacular back in the old days.”
The comments came in reference to a recent CBS interview with Belichick, when Hudson jumped into the conversation to shut down any questions related to the start of their relationship together.
“He goes on Sunday morning television with a sweatshirt on with a hole in it,” King continued. “But then why, a couple of days after this, TMZ has him walking out of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, I think in New York, in a perfectly tailored blue suit. Why? Where is he going? And why is he on a national TV show looking like he’s going to a press conference in Foxborough on no sleep?”
King finished his thoughts by saying, “That was a terrible look in the first place, but in general, if you’re going to be promoting a book, or you’re going to be doing interviews, you can’t be the sullen, disinterested person that Bill Belichick was for CBS. You just shouldn’t do it then. Why do it? Anyone who watched that piece, anyone. If I’m watching that, I’m not buying that idiot’s book. Why would I buy this guy? I hate this guy. That is going to be the impression I get. Now, I think there’s a lot of good of stuff in the book.”
As Hudson and Belichick continue to make headlines, the story is sure to continue with more juicy details about the relationship with a more than 50-year age gap.
