Berj Najarian Joins Michigan, Skips UNC

0:00On April 25, Burj Najarian isn't heading to North Carolina to link up with Bill Belicek after all. The guy who spent 24 years as Belicek's top aide in New England left Boston College back in December 2025, and folks figured, he'd follow his old boss. Instead, he's landing at Michigan as assistant general manager for strategy. His new gig there focuses on contracts, negotiations, and navigating the wild new world of college sports. Michigan's building something fresh, and Najarian stepping in to help shape it from the front office. That Belicek connection ran deep, even after Najarian jumped to Bill O'Brien at Boston College. An email from Belicek in April 2025 about his book publicity when straight to Burj, sparking talk about whether he was still looping, in with a rival coach, why skip Chapel Hill? Could be North Carolina's general manager, Michael Embardi, blocking the path, or maybe Najarian just sees brighter days ahead and Ann Arbor over a shaky.

1:00Set up down south. Either way, this move shakes up the coaching carousel, and shows how front office talent is shopping around in the shifting landscape. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today. I'm Corey, with the story.