By Madeleine Marr
Bill Belichick’s hot May-December romance is almost making more headlines than his storied NFL career.
Unless you have been without WiFi for the last year or so, you probably know the former New England Patriots coach, 73, is dating a woman almost 50 years his junior.
She’s Jordon Hudson, 24, and the couple, who have been reportedly “together” for roughly two years, but only became public since last June, are seemingly inseparable.
How much so?
Hudson was present during Belichick’s now viral “CBS Sunday Morning” interview earlier this week and even participated, albeit off camera.
When journalist Tony Dokoupil asked how they met, Hudson, sitting off to the side, interjected.
“We’re not talking about this.”
“No?” Dokoupil answers, surprised.
“No,” the onetime cheerleader repeats, a stern look on her face.
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) April 27, 2025"We're not talking about this."
Jordon Hudson interrupts Bill Belichick's CBS Sunday interview when he's asked how they met pic.twitter.com/LvncZ88UVY
“It’s a topic neither one of them is comfortable commenting on,” Dokoupil says in a voiceover.
According to TMZ Sports, the reason for the hesitation to spill the tea could be due to Hudson still being in college at the time of their first encounter.
The gossip outlet dug up an old story of theirs from February 2021 when Belichick took a selfie with Hudson on a flight from the Boston area to somewhere in Florida.
The seatmates had great rapport, apparently, and at one point the football legend signed her textbook, Warren D. Goldfarb’s “Deductive Logic,” from her philosophy course at Bridgewater State University, near Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Another possible reason: At the time of the trip, Belichick was still in a relationship with Linda Holliday, his partner of 16 years. People mag reported that the relationship “ran its course” and that he gave the TV host a house in her hometown of Jupiter, Florida, as part of the split in September 2023.
Since Belichick and Hudson went public in June 2024, there doesn’t appear to be any overlap there.
Moreover, their initial meeting is public knowledge for those who follow Hudson on Instagram. A few months ago, she publicly shared a post on her and famous boyfriend’s four-year “meetiversary,” Feb. 11, the date of their fateful flight.
So what’s the big deal, then? Why was the Miss Maine USA contestant so bothered by the CBS interview? Why shut down Dokoupil with a cringey interruption?
Perhaps for more engagement. A scan of Hudson’s Instagram Stories on Tuesday reveals a video of her flipping through a blue book.
The title? “Deductive Logic.” The same one that Belichick signed on the plane.
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
