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Confrontation between New England Patriots Bill Belichick made another round on Monday, when head coach Mike Vrabel said the former NFL coach was welcomed at the team’s facilities despite Belichick’s previous speech.
Vrabel’s comment comes days after Belichick confirmed the report that the Patriot Scouts were banned from entering the University of North Carolina program.
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick watched the first half against Charlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday, September 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nel Redmond)
“It’s obvious that I don’t welcome them around their facilities,” he said on Saturday night, with Tar high heels. “So, they’re not welcome. It’s simple.”
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However, according to Vrabel, the door has been open to legendary coaches.
“Nothing surprised me,” Flaber said during his weekly appearance. Weei Broadcast on Monday. “I mean, as far as I know, he came back to Tom’s ceremony.”
Vrabel Tom Brady Inducted into the Hall of Fame.
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel against the New York Giants on August 21, 2025, against the New York Giants. (Vincent Carchietta/imagn image)
“I think he welcomed him back based on the fact that he was there.
Belichick and the Patriots broke up after the 2023 season, both of which called the decision friendly, but reported at the time that the split was by no means harmonious. Then, last week, Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Belichick will get his statue outside Gillette Stadium.
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, right, Patriots owner Robert Kraft plays against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium. (Eric Canha/US Sports Today)
“When those 20 years of great times ended, when my respective careers ended, playing and coaching, I always intended to commission statues for Tommy and Bill. When Bill’s coaching career ended, we look forward to sitting down with him and sitting with statues next to Tommy,” Kraft tells CBS News.
It is unclear what has happened in the past few weeks, which has led to a noticeable bad blood between Berichick and the Patriots.
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Ryan Gaydos of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
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