It’s safe to say that Michael Lombardi has already done his part for UNC football. This story started in May when Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, found herself banned from the University of North Carolina’s football facilities. A CBS interview meant to spotlight Belichick’s new book, The Art of Winning, turned into the tipping point. When the interviewer asked Hudson how she met Bill, she cut in off-camera with a firm, “We’re not talking about this.” That interruption went viral because it highlighted how much influence Hudson seemed to wield over Belichick’s public image.

Sources close to UNC say the athletic department decided last week to bar Hudson from both the football building and the field. But as a matter of fact, no one knew the decision maker for this. And now we find out through the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. “But one thing that I do want to report publicly now, which I’ve been waiting to report,” Torre said on his show. “The person who had told multiple people around the program that Jordon was no longer involved with the football program and was no longer allowed in the building was, you guessed it, North Carolina general manager Mike Lombardi.”

Now this one will bring a huge storm in Chapel Hill. Can you imagine Michael Lombardi, Belichick’s right-hand man, did the very deed that the whole of UNC wanted to happen? At this point, people have serious concerns about Belichick’s leadership of the program. The chatter really picked up after Pablo Torre and his co-hosts dissected Jordon Hudson’s attention-grabbing appearance at UNC’s season opener against TCU. She was wearing this blue top, with half snake skin attached jeans. But what people missed was her necklace. Once zoomed in, they spotted the word “Banned” on that necklace.

This banned word is flying through Chapel Hill a lot these days. First, it was Hudson herself. Then her boyfriend banned the Patriots’ scouts from entering the facility. They did it because beef between Belichick and the Patriots. After that, it’s again Belichick banning his program from posting anything Patriots-related on social media, which they still did when their former hero, Drake Maye, served his prime time win in the NFL. The problems with Hudson being present on the field had many analysts concerned. But the team never actually banned Hudson from the facility.

Instead, UNC said, “While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football Facilities.” Yeah, that was it. Lombardi could have allegedly fueled the narrative that the team had barred Hudson from the building and the field. Plus, there were also some ongoing tensions surrounding Hudson having total control over Belichick’s personal and professional life. “There is deep worry for how detrimental Jordon can be for not just North Carolina,” Torre said during Hudson’s so-called ban from UNC. “Bill’s legacy, reputation, everything he has built and worked for over decades.”

No matter the result, Bill Belichick built a massive foundation during his time at the Patriots. 25 years and 6 Super Bowl rings obviously mean something to the 73-year-old. But all of that was getting overshadowed as Hudson walked along Belichick all over the campus. On top of that, there were some finance issues, as some UNC donors threatened to pull back their donations. The reason? Simple. They weren’t really comfortable with a 24-year-old roaming around campus and being a distraction. So, as a matter of fact, Lombardi’s actions, while controversial, were based on reducing future troubles. Plus, believe it or not, the 33rd NFL team vision also faced setbacks. The present 2-3 record isn’t really pro standard.

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The Hudson-Belichick relationship has given rise to plenty of controversies and backlash. “The other thing I want to decode here is that you know the Hulu docu-series which has been reported,” Torre said on his show. “Yes, that is dead. But it’s also not the only North Carolina football show that Bill Belichick was supposed to star in, which has also not seen the light of day.” Things quickly went south with the HULU series as UNC stumbled through a tough start to the season.

On top of the on-field struggles, there was off-field chaos that contributed to the cancellation. This wasn’t the first time a Belichick-centered series got shut down. Earlier in the year, HBO scrapped a Hard Knocks concept featuring UNC after reports claimed Jordon Hudson pushed for a bigger role in the show’s creative process. But the producers weren’t willing to accept. But in a recent revelation, Jordon and Bill Belichick were planning on making another show that would have been based on Belichick’s struggles with the Patriots.

It started when “The Dynasty: New England Patriots” TV show portrayed Belichick not in a good way. Critics argued the show was “so anti-Belichick and so pro-Kraft.” The show’s director, Matt Hamachek, defended the portrayal by saying it was an honest look based on interviews and events. But later, people discovered that Robert Kraft owned the rights to the book that inspired the Dynasty docuseries. And Belichick had literally no idea about that.

“According to my sources, Bill Belichick felt tricked and betrayed,” Torre said. “I can tell you,” Torre continued. “According to multiple other sources, before week one of the college football season, Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson wanted to create a media property. That would pre-empt what they felt was one of the great injustices from Bill’s time in New England.” They basically wanted to put forward Bill’s side of the story, where all the rights would rest upon Belichick’s company, which Hudson mostly controls.