Before agreeing to become the head football coach at the University of North Carolina on Wednesday, Bill Belichick reportedly considered the Chicago Bears to have the NFL's most desirable head coaching vacancy.
According to ESPN's Seth Wickersham, Belichick and some of his former New England Patriots assistants in Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia and Michael Lombardi met weekly over Zoom during the 2024 NFL season to break down games and discuss the league landscape.
They reportedly came to the conclusion that the "most attractive" NFL head coaching job available was that of the Bears, however, they all agreed that the Bears likely wouldn't have interest in Belichick due to their desire to bring in an offensive-minded coach to help guide quarterback Caleb Williams.