NFL analyst: Belichick’s legacy ‘at risk’ amid backlash over Jordon Hudson

With Bill Belichick’s legacy already under the microscope, NFL analyst Michael Ryan Ruiz is the latest to weigh in—saying the coach’s very public relationship with Jordon Hudson may be doing real damage.

Speaking Friday, May 9 on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, Ruiz said Belichick’s post-Patriots chapter is clashing with the image he spent decades building.

“If I want to get back to where I want to go, to be the undeniable GOAT, to have that one thing that they can't hold against me, I can't be doing this on the public stage,” Ruiz said. “It just goes totally counter to the dude you've been.”

He went on to call out the disconnect between Belichick’s historically private, disciplined public image and the more relaxed persona he’s shown in recent months as the coach of UNC football. 

“OK if you're gonna be the guy who's in love with a 24 year-old, and all of a sudden she's at practice, then let's have a sweeping lifestyle change. You're Pete Carroll now, you're Pete Carroll at USC, you're the chill dude. No! You're still trying to be Bill Bellichick, and pretend like it's totally normal, which is the craziest part about all of this."

Earlier this week, UNC issued a statement saying guests are welcome at team facilities and that the program fosters a “family atmosphere,” though no one was named specifically. Hudson, 24,  famously made headlines for interrupting a CBS interview with Belichick, 73, an unscripted moment that added to the public scrutiny surrounding their relationship.

Ruiz’s remarks come as questions persist about how this phase of Belichick’s life—one very different from his Patriots years—will shape how he’s remembered in the long run.

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