Fans are divided as Bill Belichick, 72, and his girlfriend, 24, share fall photos

Fans remain divided Bill Belichicks relationship with his younger girlfriend, as evidenced by the diverse reactions to a series of photos the former NFL coach recently shared on social media.

Belichick, 72 and 24 years old Jordan Hudson made their relationship public earlier this year, although the two were also spotted together several times throughout 2023. The nearly 50-year age difference between the two stunned some fans at the time and continues to spark debate online as new photos of the couple spending time together surface.

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The eight-time Super Bowl winner and his former college cheerleader girlfriend were most recently photographed enjoying festive fall activities at West End Creamery, an ice cream shop in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. A trio of photos shared by the store, Belichick and Hudson A joint Instagram post from Saturday, October 19, showed Belichick and his girlfriend standing in a group at the entrance to a corn maze with a sign above it saying the The inscription “Family fun on the farm!” hung.

The second photo in the series showed that the maze itself was designed to look like the sports analyst. He posed for a snap next to a map of the maze that showed a rough outline of him holding a soccer ball, next to the phrase “DO YOUR JOB” and underneath “THANK YOU BILL.”

The final photo showed a football with a handwritten message addressed to the ice cream shop and signed by Belichick.

The store celebrated Belichick's visit, writing on Instagram, “We were honored to have some special guests visit us yesterday and experience the fun of getting lost in our 15-acre corn maze to celebrate Bill Belichick's legendary coaching career in New England!”

In the comments section of the post, many fans focused on the first photo, which shows the couple posing together. Some commented positively, with one person writing: “They make a beautiful couple!” while another applauded the “corn maze date for the happy couple!!”

One fan declared that Belichick's eight Super Bowl rings were “meaningless next to his latest win,” seemingly referring to Hudson while adding, “I want her name on the ball. ICON.”

Some fans criticized Belichick. One wrote that they had “lost all respect” for him after finding out about his relationship earlier this year.

Others teased the former coach for being “dragged to fall activities by his girlfriend,” and one imagined Hudson giving him the instruction for the second photo: “Bill, stand next to the sign.”

Belichick's time in a corn maze was “not on my bingo card,” another fan noted.

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