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Famous Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick said he was “happy” and had a “good personal relationship” with his girlfriend Jordon Hudson after attracting attention for the pair’s romance.
The 73-year-old was asked by former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan about his relationship with Hudson on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“Well, we have a personal relationship. And I’m not talking about personal relationships, Michael, you know that,” Belichick said with a smile Friday.
Strahan then asked Belichick if he was happy, citing his recent foray into yoga and a recent social media post from the former New England Patriots coach, which Belichick said.
Belichick has promoted his new book, The Art of Winning, explaining that Hudson was crucial in creating memoirs.
“She was fantastic throughout the process and she was very helpful to me,” Belichick added. “She’s in a business that’s not related to North Carolina that comes out of my life, so I can focus on football, and that’s what I really want to do.
“I recognized her in the book. She was very helpful about it on the tribute page and was also given a book perspective from a business perspective. Sometimes I got a little football skill, so she did a good job of keeping my balance.”
Belichick’s appearance is now weeks after the virus moment during an interview on CBS Sunday Morning. There, Hudson is quickly interrupted after Belichick was asked by reporter Tony Docpile how the pair first met.
Belichick then defended Hudson, saying, “I’m working to make sure the interview is going well, not to divert specific questions or topics.”
In an interview, Strahan said Hudson was not present in Belichick’s appearance on “Good Morning America.”
Earlier this month, the University of North Carolina, which hired Belichick to become the team’s head coach in December, denied Hudson being banned from the team’s soccer facility after suggesting she had it.
In an interview with ESPN on Tuesday at the ACC Spring Conference in Florida, Belichick addressed questions about the impact his relationship with Hudson had on Tar Heel’s coaching.
“It’s really heading towards the side,” Belichick said. “It’s a personal relationship and she has nothing to do with UNC football.”