Did Bill Belichick confirm his engagement with Jordon Hudson through his boat? What we know

Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson at 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party - (Source: Getty)
Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson at 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party - (Source: Getty)

Bill Belichick has sparked engagement rumors with his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.

According to a report in TMZ Sports, Belichick, who is now the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, had a new paint job for his boat. The report indicated that his boat, which was previously called the “VIII Rings” (Eight Rings) in reference to his Super Bowl titles, was changed to “I + VIII Rings” (One Plus Eight Rings).

Duke v North Carolina - Source: Getty
Duke v North Carolina - Source: Getty

The news outlet shared exclusive images of his newly painted boat with the name and ring graphics, which hinted that he might have proposed to his girlfriend, whom he met in 2021.

A report in The New York Times stated that Jordon, 24, has told at least one person about her engagement to the 73-year-old Super Bowl-winning coach. A report in People magazine stated that Hudson has been frequently spotted accompanying her boyfriend in Chapel Hill, at spring football practice, and at a basketball game in February.

Recent news has brought attention to Bill Belichick and his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson’s relationship. Here is what you need to know.


Exploring the relationship timeline of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson

According to a report in the People magazine, Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson met on a JetBlue flight from Boston to West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 11, 2021. Jordon took to her Instagram to write about her “meetiversary” and tagged Belichick.

She wrote:

“February 11th, 2025. February 11th, 2021. Happy Meetiversary @billbelichick — Cheers to the fact that you still let me give you lengthy philosophical lectures four years later. P.S. — @nfl, that Championship Ring is mine.”

According to another report in USA Today, before getting romantically involved with Jordon, Bill Belichick was in a relationship with Linda Holliday until 2023. While the football coach is currently 73, his girlfriend is 24 and they share a 50-year age gap, which has raised eyebrows.

In January 2023, they were spotted strolling around in New Orleans. Reports stated that in the same year, the pair was seen travelling together a few times.

In May 2024, according to Distractify, during The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, his age difference was brought few times. Former Patriot Rob Gronkowski joked:

"Coach, you used to talk about Foxborough High School when we sucked. But now I know why you were so obsessed with Foxborough High School: You were scouting your new girlfriend!”

In September 2024, Jordon gave a shoutout to Bill Belichick for joining Instagram for the first time. She wrote:

"This is my formal petition for @BillBelichick to change his handle to @ BillyGoat !! Welcome to the ‘Gram, Billy!!!!"

On May 6, 2025, per a report in Page Six, Belichick gave a shoutout to his girlfriend for her support in his book, The Art of Winning: Lessons from a Life in Football. He wrote:

“Thank you to my idea mill and creative muse, Jordon Hudson,”

Since the beginning of their relationship, the two have always supported each other and often spoken positively about one another. Hudson recently competed in Miss Maine USA 2025, where she placed second runner-up.

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Edited by Yesha Srivastava