The NFL world was surprised to hear that Bill Belichick would leave the New England Patriots after the 2023 season. After all, he is a legendary coach within the organization and one of the most decorated and well-respected coaches in the history of the league.

A day after a wild report emerged connecting newly-appointed University of North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick with a potential shock move back to the NFL ranks, one of his top confidants categorically dismissed it.

On Wednesday, one day after the Raiders parted ways with Antonio Pierce following his first full season as the team’s head coach, NFL.com reported Tom Brady — now a minority owner of the Las Vegas franchise — had spoken “recently” with Belichick “about what it would take to make a reunion happen.”