Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend is 48 Years Younger Than Him. Why Do We Care?

The 72-year-old former coach of the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick, has a girlfriend. She is a 24-year-old woman named Jordon Hudson. But you probably knew that.

Ever since the Boomer and Gen Z pair started dating last year, every single tabloid has been obsessed, social media has been ablaze, and we’ve all been forced to learn the details—regardless of whether we care about the personal life of a football coach.

If you haven’t yet heard, Belichick reportedly met Hudson in 2021 on a plane from Boston to Florida. Yep, you’re doing the math right; at the time Hudson was 21 and a student at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, where she was also on the cheerleading team.

According to TMZ, the duo exchanged numbers and “stayed friends” until Belichick’s split with his longtime girlfriend, Linda Holliday, in 2022. They then became an item sometime after the breakup but kept it quiet until June 2024, when they went public.

Hudson graduated from Bridgewater State in 2022 and, according to her LinkedIn page, is now self-employed. Here are some more things about her: She likes parrots and fishing; she came in second in the Miss Maine pageant in 2024; and she is a licensed cosmetologist.

But most people don’t discuss any of these attributes when discussing Hudson. Instead she’s become a tabloid and social media sensation for the fact that she’s young, conventionally attractive and fit, and dating a man old enough to be her grandfather.

Ever since Belichick and Hudson came out as a couple, every appearance they make in public has become a whole thing. This year’s NFL Honors ceremony, held on Thursday night, was no exception.

As soon as Jordon Hudson, dressed in a shimmery midriff-baring silver dress, and Belichick hit the red carpet, tongues were wagging. Belichick (who now coaches college football in North Carolina) wore all the Super Bowl rings he received as coach of the Patriots, but much of the chatter was focused on the woman on his arm rather than the rings on his hands.

Hudson even got a shout-out during the ceremony, with Snoop Dogg, the host, making a dig at her age.

“I’ve been a football fan for a long, long time,” the rapper said. “I mean, I remember back when the Cowboys was good. I remember back when the Chiefs was bad…And I remember, what was it? Bill Belichick’s girlfriend wasn’t even born yet.”

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The crowd erupted, with Hudson’s mouth dropping open. She looked around, her face a mix of faux outrage and amused acceptance. The next day, the clip and the photos of Belichick and his GF were all over the internet.

This media firestorm is a tale as old as time. It’s not even that unique or interesting. The real question is, why are we forced to live every detail of it?

Those who are commenting (and commenting, and commenting) on Hudson and Belechick’s romance are falling into basically two camps. There are those who are cheering him on for the fact that this septuagenarian has “scored” such a hot young woman. It’s eye-roll and rage inducing, but it’s not particularly surprising.