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Bill Belichick reportedly had 'interest' in returning to Jets before taking UNC job

Bill Belichick continues to be full of surprises. Last week he shocked pretty much everyone when he took the head coaching job at UNC, bringing his brand of football to a college team for the first time.

And on Sunday we found out what unlikely NFL team Belichick had interest in before he got involved with UNC. Are you ready?

The New York Jets. The same team Belichick left suddenly 24 years ago after less than a day as head coach. According to The Athletic's Diana Russini, the Jets were "informed" around two weeks ago that Belichick had "interest in their organization.