Mike Florio reported for Pro Football Talk that Belichick's slow hiring process for his staff is worrying the higher-ups at UNC and in the conference. To date, Belichic

Whispers continue to suggest Belichick would welcome a return to the NFL and the opportunity to break Don Shula's league record for career victories earned by a head coach (regular season and postseason combined).

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.”