Offseason Hard Knocks... featuring Bill Belichick and the UNC football program.
BREAKING: Bill Belichick and UNC will be featured on Offseason Hard Knocks after NFL Films could not find an NFL team to do it after the Joe Schoen debacle last year, sources tell @FOS
— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) February 28, 2025
Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reported that the Tar Heels will be featured on this year's version of the popular show, one that give fans a deeper look into the offseason and training camp process.
Typically, NFL teams are featured on this program, but given the situation that occurred last season with the New York Giants, it appears that NFL teams aren't interested in being the next meme.
This conversation between Saquon Barkley and #NYGiants GM Joe Schoen I assume Saquon thought was private. Fact that Giants allowed “Hard Knocks” put it out there publicly is a disgrace. What an asinine conversation by Schoen as well. Why would Barkley want to play for that… pic.twitter.com/pVRtRFJS6Y
— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) July 10, 2024
Given the issues with finding a team to track, the NFL Films crew decided to explore the college route. Of course, which program is better to follow at this point in time than the UNC football program?
With Bill Belichick taking over as the program's head coach, this season of the show will be must-see television.
While this may be viewed as a publicity stunt (and it likely is a bit of one if we're being honest), it will be cool to get an in-depth look on the offseason process for the UNC football program. Fans should have the opportunity to see some exclusive content while getting a better understanding of the process that is (and will continue) to occur with the new regime in place.
A lot has changed in Chapel Hill over the last few months, as the university's football program is one that plenty are paying close attention to. The NFL Films crew is well-aware of that, making North Carolina the perfect program to follow for this year's Offseason Hard Knocks series.
While we'd love to get some classic Bill Belichick lines like we saw from Rex Ryan when the Jets were featured on the program, I think we'd all just be happy with some more Belichick-related content that dives deeper into his decision to actually jump into this role at this point in his life (especially given the success he had during his Hall of Fame head coaching career in the NFL).
I don't know about you, but I'm pumped for this season of Offseason Hard Knocks!