Bill Belichick doesn't want the New England Patriots anywhere near his football program at the University of North Carolina. The new Tar Heels head coach has reportedly banned Patriots scouts from having any access to his team, according to multiple reports.

Belichick's ban of his former employer was first reported by 3 & Out's John Middlekauf and later confirmed by ESPN. Patriots scouts were told by UNC general manager Michael Lombardi they wouldn't be welcomed to Chapel Hill the day before a scheduled visit last month.

"Lombardi and Tar Heels pro liaison 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," Kalyn Kaher reported Thursday .

While Patrio

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