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By Kevin Slane
Bill Belichick was enjoying fall in New England over the weekend, visiting a Bill Belichick corn maze with his reported girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, 24.
West End Creamery in Whitinsville, Mass. shared photos on Instagram of Belichick and Hudson at the maze entrance, writing that they were “honored to have some special guests” visit the farm on Saturday.
West End Creamery also posted a shot of Belichick posing next to a map of their Bill Belichick-themed corn maze, as well as a photo of the football Belichick signed for the farm. Belichick dedicated the ball to the “best farm in NE” and added “8x Super Bowl champion” to his signature.
TMZ first reported details in June of the purported romantic relationship between Hudson, a former competitive cheerleader who was 23 at the time, and the 72-year-old Belichick. According to TMZ, they met on a flight from Boston to Florida in 2021 and “bonded over a philosophy project the student-athlete had been working on” while in college.
Hudson, a Provincetown native, was a Bridgewater State cheerleader and has competed in pageants.
It seems that Belichick has gotten over his aversion to social media since publicly linking with Hudson.
Despite making jokes about “SnapFace” during his tenure as a coach, Belichick joined Instagram in September, and was immediately welcomed by Hudson.
“This is my formal petition for @BillBelichick to change his handle to @ BillyGoat !! 🐐,” Hudson wrote, referring to Navy’s mascot, “Bill the Goat.” “Welcome to the ‘Gram, Billy!!!!”
“I will leave the ‘Billy-Goat-ing’ to @bill.t.goat at the @usnavalacademy,” Belichick replied. “Thanks for the warm reception, J!”
Given Belichick’s buttoned-up demeanor during his years as coach of the Patriots, some of his ex-players have had some fun needling Belichick for his new relationship.
During a June appearance on Julian Edelman’s podcast, Rob Gronkowski remarked on Belichick “dating a 24-year-old, a good-looking 24-year-old.”
Gronkowski joked that the coach always told his players not to get caught up with booze, a**holes, or girls while on the team.
“Now he’s all caught up with the girls,” Gronkowski said. “We love you coach.”
And at the Netflix Tom Brady roast in June, Gronkowski made another joke seemingly about the age gap between Belichick and Hudson.
Gronkowski referenced how Belichick used to denigrate Patriots players by comparing them to players at nearby Foxborough High School.
“Coach, you used to talk about Foxborough High School when we sucked,” Gronkowski said. “But now I know why you were so obsessed with Foxborough High School: You were scouting your new girlfriend.”
Kevin Slane is a staff writer for Boston.com covering entertainment and culture. His work focuses on movie reviews, streaming guides, celebrities, and things to do in Boston.
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