Bill Belichick has won a record-setting six Super Bowls as head coach of the New England Patriots, two more as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, and an Emmy for his role in the NFL 100 All-Time Team panel. Belichick, 73, has embarked on a fifth-act career pivot, leaving the NFL to coach college football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On top of his estimated existing net worth of $70 million, multiple mansions, and a seven-figure book deal, Belichick will bring in a cool $10 million from UNC, the eighth-highest college football salary for the 2025 season.

It was more than a bit uncomfortable to watch the infamously ruthless, redoubtable, and indomitable Belichick allow himself to be publicly henpecked and humiliated by his 24-year-old girlfriend on national television.