Bill Belichick contacted the New York Jets about their head coaching vacancy before accepting the job at North Carolina, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Bill Belichick, who famously quit on the Jets in 2000, inquired about New York's coaching vacancy before taking the same position at North Carolina this week, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.

After displaying a well-known hatred towards the Jets over the years—and also going 39–13 against them during his NFL career—Bill Belichick recently called New York about its vacant head coaching job. According to CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones, Belichick himself called the team "to gauge interest" and was told they were just starting their search.