After six Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots, head coach Bill Belichick ended his tenure with the team in January of last year. Looking for a way back to the gridiron, he met with the Atlanta Falcons that same month, but the talks didn’t lead to anything. So, Belichick turned to the college ranks and was hired by the North Carolina Tar Heels in December.
Fans Can’t Get Over Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Wearing Falcons’ 51 Championship T-Shirt
Meanwhile, on the other side, Super Bowl 59 is about to be played out between the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb. 9.
The Falcons, though, long since ended their 2024 campaign with an 8-9 record. They also never got to wear their Super Bowl 51 championship T-shirts either because they blew a 25-point lead against the Patriots.
New England, coached by Belichick at the time, made an unforgettable comeback from a 28-3 deficit in the second half to win 34-28 — regarded as one of the biggest comebacks in history.
It seems Belichick may still hold a grudge against the Falcons for how the interviews panned out, as his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, was wearing a Super Bowl 51 T-shirt while they were in New Orleans the day ahead of Super Bowl 59.
Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old GF Jordon Hudson trolled the Atlanta Falcons w/ a Super Bowl LI Champs shirt in New Orleans today.
Obviously, ATL collapsed, and these shirts never saw the light of day — until today.
Falcons passed on the 6x SB winning HC last off-season because… pic.twitter.com/HObEoWllsG— michael j. babcock (@mikejbabcock) February 9, 2025
Fans couldn’t help but flood the comments section after seeing the picture.
“That’s marriage material right there,” one fan noted.
“Fierce. Bill’s got a real one,” another fan echoed.
“A+ level Troll. I love it,” a fan commented.
Another fan recalled the Patriots’ comeback win:
“28-3 will haunt the Falcons for years. I still can’t believe they passed on Belichick last season.”
“Savage 🤣,” a fan wrote.
“Damn that’s next level,” another fan admired.
There is a bit more to this than Belichick not just getting the job. Just hours before Atlanta hired Raheem Morris as their new head coach, Belichick felt confident that the position was his. He had done everything right, given his sterling reputation, his résumé, and his two interviews with owner Arthur Blank.
So, when the Falcons chose Morris, the Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator who had spent six prior years working in Atlanta, Belichick was blindsided. Belichick’s repertoire in New England, where he had total control over the team as a head coach, reportedly hurt his chances with the Falcons.
