With the NFL regular season reaching its end and multiple teams looking to hire a new head coach, Bill Belichick’s name has started to pop up again. Many reports state that Tom Brady contacted his former head coach to gauge his interest in coaching the Las Vegas Raiders.

Ever since Bill Belichick agreed to become the next coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, questions regarding whether he would return to the NFL have surrounded him. Many have pointed to his buyout clause with UNC: $10 million if he terminates his employment with the school before June 1,

Belichick has routinely been named as a potential head-coaching candidate for the Las Vegas Raiders due to his close relationship with Raiders minority owner Tom Brady.

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick has been starting his new gig in Chapel Hill over the last month. But it appears as though there may be some questions regarding the status of his contract. Although it was reported last month that Belichick's contract was worth $50 million over the next five years,

Bill Belichick is reportedly free to return to the NFL should he so desire as he has not signed his contract at UNC.

Bill Belichick is in the process of filling out his first staff at the University of North Carolina. Belichick has already hired his offensive and defensive coordinators, retaining Freddie Kitchens from Mack Brown's staff for the former role and bringing in his son Steve for the latter.