After an avalanche of reports regarding dysfunction within the North Carolina football program, culminating in a report of buyout negotiations, coach Bill Belichick met with reporters on Monday. He opened his media session by calling the reports “categorically false.”

Asked about the statement that was posted on Wednesday night regarding his commitment to the program, Belichick said that it was “just for clarification,” because some things reported were “factually, totally inaccurate.”

Later in the press conference, Belichick criticized the negative reports based on anonymous sources as “not credible,” adding that some stories were deleted two days after they were posted. (We’re not aware of any of the North Carolina reports from last week being deleted.)

Pat Welter of WRAL.com, whose r

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