Bill Belichick’s admiration for Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, has been made clear, with the NFL legend wearing a t-shirt honoring the superstar singer in a new picture alongside his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hodson.

Belichick, 72, is enjoying time away from the NFL after leaving the New England Patriots at the end of the 2023 season, following over two decades of success, including six Super Bowls alongside the legendary quarterback, Tom Brady.

The former Patriots head coach was linked with an immediate return in the offseason, interviewing at the Atlanta Falcons, before the organization went with Raheem Morris. Belichick has regularly been seen on NFL TV shows, though, very much keeping himself in the game, while he plans his next move.

But for now, he’s spending time with Hodson, who shared a smiley picture alongside Belichick to her Instagram. With both beaming, Belichick could be seen wearing a Taylor Swift t-shirt, showing his admiration for the singer, who is dating Kansas City Chiefs star Kelce.

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“Well, I would say that Travis Kelce has had a lot of big catches in his career. This would be the biggest,” Belichick said last year when Kelce and Swift went public.

Belichick reportedly wants to return to coaching in the 2025 NFL season. It was reported by ESPN last month that Belichick plans to be “choosy” about which team and opportunity he explores. Whether Belichick lands another head coaching role is unknown – but he was also considered for other coaching positions in the offseason.

Belichick was subject to interest by the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams for their defensive coordinator positions. “I did, I threw it out to him,” 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted in July. “He loves football so much that you never know what he … I can’t believe he’s not a head coach of a team right now.

“I know what I would do if I was an owner so that shocks me and the last thing you want to do is insult someone like Bill Belichick. But I know he just loves ball in its simplest form, so I threw it all out to him, whatever he wanted to do, [including defensive coordinator]. I was like ‘Would you be interested?’ And he was very nice and appreciative and he politely turned me down.”

“I’m sure he’s going to be back in the league next year, and I could be going against him,” Shanahan added. “He could be in the NFC West.

“It would have sucked if he came here, and then he was going against us, so that’s the stuff you have to be careful about. But he’s the best, and I just like talking to him.”