Upheaval continues to mount for Bill Belichick at North Carolina.
His son, Steve Belichick, will resign as the team’s defensive coordinator effective Oct. 27, when his medical leave ends, the school announced Thursday as it said it concluded a probe into the program’s culture.
The 39-year-old, a longtime assistant for his dad with the Patriots, has been on medical leave since Aug. 6.
He was embroiled in an investigation in which lawyers have been questioning people about whether he used drugs while at work, or gave drugs to at least one player, WRAL reported earlier this month.
UNC said Thursday the school “has concluded a thorough and independent investigation into allegations related to culture and climate” within the football program.
The probe found that “certain actions demonstrated a disregard for Carolina’s values and standards of conduct.” The actions “were isolated in scope and not a systemic failure,” the school said. It did not specify what it found.
Steve’s resignation comes after Mike Lombardi resigned as the team’s general manager two weeks ago as he was also the subject of the probe after a complaint from a former front office employee at the program.
UNC also announced the indefinite suspension of freshman wide receiver Keeyun Chapman, who was cited Tuesday night for carrying a concealed weapon, according to WRAL. He was the passenger in a Cadillac SUV being driven by another freshman receiver C.J. Sadler, who was cited for speeding after allegedly driving 60 mph in a 35 mph zone, per WRAL.
Steve was a defensive assistant for his dad on the Patriots staff from 2012-15, coached safeties from 2016-18, defensive backs in 2019 and outside linebackers from 2020-23. He spent one season as University of Washington’s defensive coordinator before joining his dad in Chapel Hill last year.
North Carolina (2-0) visits Clemson (1-1) Saturday at noon.
