Taking an NFL job is "not an option" this offseason for new North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick, Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi said Thursday in attempting to quash rumors.

Here's another reason for folks at North Carolina to be nervous. Tar Heels football coach Bill Belichick has not yet signed his contract, according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports. The failure of Belichick to sign the deal raises questions about whether he'd owe a penny of his $10 million buyout if he were to bolt for another job,

Bill Belichick has been busy on the recruiting trail for UNC, but that hasn’t stopped reports from surfacing about a possible return to the NFL before he even steps onto the Chapel Hill sidelines. The latest report came on Thursday when CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones reported that Belichick’s contract to be the school’s next football coach hasn’t officially been signed by the 72-year-old.

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick has only been on the job for a little over a month, yet he’s shown activity on the recruiting trail. Despite that, his name is still flying as a potential candidate for NFL head coaching openings in the near future.