North Carolina and first-year head coach Bill Belichick have banned New England Patriots ' staff from accessing the Tar Heels' program, sources told ESPN.

When reached by ESPN, North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi said, "Good luck" and then hung up the phone. UNC did not respond to an ESPN request for comment.

Lombardi and Tar Heels pro liason Frantzy Jourdain informed the Patriots that they would be banned from UNC the day before one of their scouts was scheduled to visit in August, a source with direct knowledge told ESPN.

Two other NFL scouts told ESPN that North Carolina, under Belichick's leadership, offers limited access to all NFL personnel. Clubs are only allowed to speak with Jourdain and UNC's college relations website says that, "scouts will have zero a

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