'INFATUATED'
Bill Belichick insider leaks secret details of 72-year-old’s relationship with 24-year-old cheerleader Jordon Hudson
Friends of NFL legend were shocked by his split with former girlfriend Linda Holliday
BILL Belichick's relationship with 24-year-old cheerleader Jordon Hudson is destined not to last, according to friends of the couple.
The former New England Patriots head coach, 72, has raised eyebrows following his romance with Hudson, who is 48 years younger than him.
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And sources have warned that Belichick is in danger of becoming "infatuated" with the former college cheerleader at Bridgewater State University.
“If I had the options with attractive young women that Bill has, who knows what would happen,” a source told People.
“All I can say is we like [ex-girlfriend Linda Holliday] and thought they were a great couple. They were good together.
“It was surprising to us and to others when they actually split up. But there was something else on the horizon for him.
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"Then you are as well known as Bill and constantly exposed to temptations, then the door is open for problems.”
Belichick and Holliday, his long-term girlfriend Linda Holliday split last September, just days ahead of the big NFL kick-off.
The couple had been dating since 2007.
Belichick was married to ex-wife Debby from 1977 until their split in 2006.
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Meanwhile, the NFL icon and Hudson reportedly first met on a flight from Boston to Florida in 2021.
Sources reported that Belichick took interest in schoolwork that Hudson was working on at the time and they hit it off from there.
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The couple reportedly conversed about Hudson's Deductive Logic textbook and Belichick signed the book for her.
"Thanks for giving me a course on logic!" he wrote inside the cover.
On that flight they exchanged contact information and kept in touch after they went separate ways.
It is unclear when things became romantic between the pair but news of their relationship broke earlier this month.
“Jordon is bright and ambitious and pretty well organized,” a source added.
“It’s easy to see that Bill could become infatuated with her.
"She is young and attractive and interesting.
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"I don’t know what she wants from him but they seem to be enjoying each other and like doing many of the same things.”
But the source does not see the relationship as "a serious, long-term thing."
Belichick and Hudson kept their relationship under wraps for months, but former Patriot Rob Gronkowski did his best to spoil things for them.
At the Roast of Tom Brady and Brady's Hall of Fame ceremony, Gronk made jokes about Belichick's relationship.
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"Coach, you used to talk about Foxborough High School when we sucked," Gronk said at the roast.
"But now I know why you were so obsessed with Foxborough High School: you were scouting your new girlfriend."
The downsides of having a massive age gap relationship
Dr. Jenn Mann, MFT, a licesesed therapist, reveals the key issues experienced by romantic partners with a huge age gap between them.
Dr. Mann claimed it might initially feel exciting when one partner is much younger than the other, like Bill Belichick, 72, and Jordon Hudson, 24, who share a whopping 48-year age difference.
"When people get older, they might just think it is refreshing that a young woman is looking at them adoringly and is attracted to them and is interested in him," Dr. Mann told The U.S. Sun.
"[But] there is a huge gap in life experience — in just years on this planet, in the way that helps us to evolve, develop, and mature."
"Even the most mature young person, when there is a 40-year age gap, the older people are incredibly immature.
"You're not meeting in the middle regarding development and life experience."
Dr. Mann said one common consideration for older male partners would be the younger female wanting a father figure.
"Usually, younger women are drawn to much older men because of unresolved issues with their fathers," Dr. Mann added.
"This could be a lack of attention, love, someone not being there, or even someone being in the household but not being present the way she might wish he was."
Dr. Mann noted that sexual and intimacy issues might begin to be at play, given the older partner may not have as much energy.
What's more, for older men, "it becomes more difficult typically to get and maintain an erection," she said.
"There are problems related to sexual performance, which can create other risks when it comes to taking medication for sexual performance."
Socially, Dr. Mann suggested that issues may arise between a couple when they mix with friends from different generations.
"In this case, if they're hanging with Bill's friends in their seventies or even sixties and fifties, a 24-year-old woman at that table will likely struggle to find common ground socially," she said.
By Emma Bussey