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By Michael Gallagher
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When the North Carolina Tar Heels hired Bill Belichick to be their head football coach, one of the firs things he did was hire close friend Mike Lombardi to be the program’s general manager.
While Belichick had a tumultuous first year with the team — UNC went 4-8 with a 2-6 record in the ACC — Lombardi is the one making headlines for all the wrong reasons now.
According to multiple sources, North Carolina placed Lombardi on paid administrative leave on Monday. No further details were disclosed, however, we now know more context of the situation, thanks to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
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“Per a source, this stems from a human resources complaint filed by a former UNC front office employee. There’s a pending investigation, which led to the administrative leave,” Thamel wrote on X.
“As is standard procedure with personnel matters, leadership, staff, and student-athletes are prohibited from addressing this topic further, and has no reflection on the merits,” the university said in a statement.
It’s not known how long the investigation is expected to take, but one would assume he will return to the program once the investigation is complete, assuming he’s found innocent of any wrongdoing.
Lombardi, the former GM of the Cleveland Browns and longtime NFL front office executive, has been known to ruffle feathers in the past. Shortly after being hired, he boldly called North Carolina the NFL’s 33rd team with Belichick coaching and the expectation the program would turn out multiple NFL prospects.
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