Patriots Legend Shares Interesting Comments on Bill Belichick, UNC

Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has certainly gotten himself into a rather awkward situation (if that's the right term) at the University of North Carolina

Belichick took the head-coaching job at North Carolina back in December, hoping to build up a football program that has always taken a backseat to basketball. But along the way, some rather unorthodox complications have arisen for Belichick.

Namely, his girlfriend, 24-year-old Jordon Hudson, has been the center of attention over the last several months, and it's beginning to affect Belichick's reputation.

A report even surfaced on Friday that Hudson was now banned from North Carolina's practice facility, but the Tar Heels rebutted the statement.

Well, Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski made an appearance on 98.5 The Fan, and he dropped some pretty interesting comments on Belichick, who coached Gronkowski for nine years in New England.

“It is, and in the back of your head, too, you’re just thinking to yourself, when you’re on the Patriots, the whole goal was to eliminate all the distractions that can possibly happen while you’re on the team,” Gronkowski said. “And don’t bring those distractions to the team and the locker room. And we’re just looking down at the program at North Carolina, and it just feels like there’s distractions 24/7 down there. There’s just no football talk at all. That’s what’s kind of silly about it and kind of questioning, ‘What happened to eliminate every distraction?’ It is what it is."

Gronkowski added that it was "entertainment" and that he enjoys "watching the show," but you can't help but feel that his remarks may have been a very slight jab at Belichick, who absolutely instituted a no-nonsense policy during his 24-year reign in Foxborough.

Belichick's methods helped guide the Pats to six Super Bowl championships and nine Super Bowl appearances throughout his illustrious tenure, so you would think he would bring a similar mentality to the collegiate level.

Needless to say, Belichick's first few months at Chapel Hill have been anything but predictable.