North Carolina 'should consider cutting ties with' Bill Belichick, ex-Patriots linebacker says

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Ted Johnson, a erstwhile New England Patriots linebacker who won 3 Super Bowls with the team, said Tuesday that North Carolina "should consider" firing Bill Belichick implicit the publication circuit debacle.

Johnson fired disconnected his blistery instrumentality connected WEEI Radio. It came arsenic Belichick and his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, were scrutinized for their interrogation connected "CBS News Sunday Morning." When Belichick was asked astir however helium met Hudson, she unopen down the question.

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North Carolina Tar Heels shot manager Bill Belichick (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)

The awkward interrogation sparked a batch of scrutiny.

"I accidental each that to accidental this: That I deliberation the Carolina Tar Heels should see firing Bill Belichick," Johnson, who played for Belichick, said connected the station. "They should see letting him spell astatine this point. It’s a batch of money, and they’re heavy into their mentation for adjacent year.

"But I look astatine Bill Belichick and I wonderment if he’s acceptable to manager an NFL team, fto unsocial acceptable to manager a assemblage team, which, again, I enactment much onus connected the quality and property of a assemblage manager than I bash a pro coach. So I’m disquieted that Bill Belichick conscionable isn’t acceptable to manager assemblage kids, and UNC should see cutting ties with Bill Belichick."

Belichick and Hudson’s narration has been pushed further and further into the spotlight adjacent since helium took the Tar Heels’ shot job. Belichick had asked Hudson to beryllium copied connected his emails, according to The Athletic.

She tried to stymie immoderate of the flak connected Tuesday erstwhile she released an April 10 email from Belichick, who lamented the media sum of his book.

Ted Johnson astatine the Patriots Hall of Fame

Former New England Patriots erstwhile linebacker Ted Johnson (Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports)

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Johnson’s colleague, Andy Hart, pushed backmost connected his sentiment that North Carolina should subject Belichick successful immoderate way. Johnson called Belichick’s concern from a concern and shot standpoint "bad decisions." He pointed to Hudson being astatine outpouring signifier and posting the email connected her Instagram.

"To me, those are atrocious decisions that marque him and the assemblage look truly atrocious and question whether oregon not helium is of dependable caput and should beryllium moving a shot squad astatine the University of North Carolina. I deliberation it’s conscionable thing you person to really, truly consider," helium said. "Just question the decision-making from the caput manager astatine this constituent for those reasons."

Johnson was with the Patriots from 1995 to 2004. He played successful 125 games and had 11.5 sacks.