Bill Belichick, the former coach/GM of the New England Patriots, was interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning this past weekend. The eight-minute segment did not do Belichick any favors. He seemed tired or out-of-it or just not as sharp as he once was, which isn’t a big deal considering the guy is 73 years old. What was remarkable about the interview was the presence of Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson. They met in 2021 but only officially became a couple last year. Since becoming official, it seems like Jordon has taken over Belichick’s life, and she basically “manages” him and his public appearances nowadays. She has some kind of official position too. Well, Jordon snapped during her boyfriend’s interview and she stormed out of the room. The clip went viral and some people thought Belichick needed a wellness check. Well, he’s finally spoken up in defense of young Jordon.
Bill Belichick is speaking out for the first time after his now-viral interview with CBS Sunday Morning, and defending his girlfriend Jordon Hudson. Belichick, 73, issued a statement on Wednesday, April 30 regarding his interview in promotion of his new book The Art of Winning: Lessons from a Life in Football, that went sideways when Hudson, 24, shut down journalist Tony Dokoupil’s question about how they met.
“I agreed to speak with CBS Sunday Morning to promote my new book, The Art of Winning — Lessons from My Life in Football. Prior to this interview, I clearly communicated with my publicist at Simon & Schuster that any promotional interviews I participated in would agree to focus solely on the contents of the book,” Belichick began the statement, sent via email from his employer, the University of North Carolina.
“Unfortunately, that expectation was not honored during the interview. I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced, and I repeatedly expressed to the reporter, Tony Dokoupil, and the producers that I preferred to keep the conversation centered on the book,” he continued. “After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help refocus the discussion.”
Hudson shutting down the question about their first meeting led to speculation from viewers about the origin of the couple’s relationship, which Belichick addressed in his statement.
“She was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track,” he said Wednesday. “Some of the clips make it appear as though we were avoiding the question of how we met, but we have been open about the fact that Jordon and I met on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021.”
“The final eight-minute segment does not reflect the productive 35-minute conversation we had, which covered a wide range of topics related to my career,” he concluded, calling out CBS. “Instead, it presents selectively edited clips and stills from just a few minutes of the interview to suggest a false narrative — that Jordon was attempting to control the conversation — which is simply not true.”
My general thoughts: I can totally understand how Belichick and his young “manager” told CBS that they should not ask any personal questions, and Belichick was probably shocked that Tony Dokoupil disregarded that request. Because it’s CBS Sunday Morning, part of the CBS News division. They’re not Entertainment Tonight, you know? Belichick should have known that he would get personal questions, and Jordon should have briefed her boyfriend on how to answer those questions or deflect the subject. That is her job, after all??? Anyway, imagine accidentally exposing the fact that your young girlfriend/manager/publicist was not smart enough to anticipate some personal questions.
That’s not all – The Athletic (via the Daily Beast) revealed this week that Jordon screwed up Belichick’s deal to appear on the HBO docuseries Hard Knocks. Hard Knocks spends one season with a football team, and they planned to spend two months with UNC’s Tar Heels, where Belick coaches now. Apparently, Jordon wanted to be “heavily involved” in the Hard Knocks production, and when HBO shrugged off her requests, suddenly Belichick had no time for HBO. The Athletic also reported that Jordon Hudson repeatedly identified herself as the “COO of Belichick Productions” which “The Athletic was unable to find a company registered with that name in any state.” Hudson is a hustler but she honestly doesn’t know what she’s doing business-wise. She’s just controlling Belichick for the fun of it.
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