Bill Belichick promised to bring an NFL mindset to running the North Carolina football program, and that apparently includes trying to wall off all outsiders -- even NFL scouts.

According to reports by ESPN's Kalyn Kaher and 3&Out's John Middlekauff , North Carolina banned Patriots scouts from having access to the program and has an extremely strict policy for scouts from the other 31 NFL teams .

"[UNC general manager Michael] 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."

CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz confirmed the banning of Patriots scouts by Belichick.

Belichick's disdain towards the Patriots' organization a

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