The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, and it's one that North Carolina and Bill Belichick will likely want to forget about. "Everything we do here is predicated on building a pro team," Lombardi said in ...

Bill Belichick's first NFL draft with his own North Carolina recruits ended without a single Tar Heel selected, marking the program's first shutout since 2016. The result undermines the '33rd NFL team ...

North Carolina failed to have a player selected in this year’s NFL draft, snapping an eight-year streak and dealing a blow to the Tar Heels’ self-proclaimed status as the “33rd NFL team.” UNC was one ...

North Carolina football failed to produce an NFL draft pick in 2026, the first time since 2016, despite Bill Belichick’s vision of building the program into the sport’s “33rd NFL team.” The shutout ...

It was laughable on its face a year ago, when the declaration first arrived and provided humor. Now it’s just sad. Like everything else in Bill Belichick’s dwindling twilight as a football coach.

The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, and it's one that North Carolina and Bill Belichick will likely want to forget about. For the first time since 2016, the Tar Heels failed to have a single player ...