Belichick Interview Biggest Test of Strahan's Media Career

University of North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick is a respected piece of New York Giants history, having weaponized edge rusher Lawrence Taylor and helped coach the defense to two Super Bowls.

More recently, though, he was the mastermind behind the New England Patriots teams that tried to take a championship away from Eli Manning.

Belichick’s post-Patriots career has been marred in controversy, largely due to his partner, Jordon Hudson. The two have a 48-year age gap, and Hudson, 24, has gained increasing control over Belichick as a de facto manager.

This came to a head on an interview with CBS, meant to promote his new book. Belichick was asked how he met Hudson. Hudson, sitting at a desk out of frame, said that they wouldn’t be talking about that – despite no prior arrangements being made to scratch the topic.

Belichick’s next interview will come on ABC and be held by former New York defensive end Michael Strahan, according to Awful Announcing.

The Giants legend received advice from Mike Florio before his Friday interview with the sport’s most successful head coach.

“It’s hard to imagine Belichick agreeing to a no-holds-barred interview, given the contents of his prickly email regarding the publicity efforts for his book,” Florio wrote. “Still, Strahan will need to come at Belichick with at least one question that makes him harumph or sigh or roll his eyes. Otherwise, Strahan will be perceived as taking the same kind of dive Brett Favre once did, when Strahan was trying to break Mark Gastineau’s single-season sack record.”

Strahan is a morning show host, not a seasoned journalist. But his journalistic integrity will be put to the test on Friday. If he’s going to prove his program to be more than a puff piece, he must touch on the subject.

Recent reporting from Pablo Torre suggests there’s a much bigger story looming behind Belichick and his polarizing relationship. Strahan could play a role in uncovering that next chapter.

Strahan produced plenty of pressure during his time in New York, but his next sack would be the biggest of his post-playing career.