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By Michael Gallagher
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Ever since the North Carolina Tar Heels hired Bill Belichick to be their head football coach last year, the team just can’t seem to stay out of the headlines.
UNC had an assistant football coach suspended last season, and reports came out that Belichick himself was under fire among players and their families for creating a toxic locker room culture.
Some believe Belichick begins Year 2 on the hot seat with his job on the line, and this week’s news that general manager Michael Lombardi is under investigation by the school likely doesn’t help matters much.
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On Thursday morning, North Carolina finally addressed the speculation regarding Lombardi, who has since been placed on paid administrative leave.
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“As a result of concerns behind allegations that led to the personnel action regarding Michael Lombardi announced on July 27, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, through its Office of University Counsel, is in the process of investigating this matter,” the school said in a statement, via ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
“Because this involves confidential personnel issues, the University will not comment on the nature of the allegations or discuss personnel information.”
According to Thamel, Lombardi is under investigation after a human resources complaint was filed against him by an ex-North Carolina front-office employee.
It’s not known how long the investigation is expected to take, but one would assume Lombardi, the former GM of the Cleveland Browns and longtime NFL front office executive, will return to the program once the investigation is complete, assuming he’s found innocent of any wrongdoing.
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