Did Scott Frost play for Bill Belichick in NFL? What to know of UNC, UCF coaches John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORKSeptember 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM 0 Did Scott Frost play for Bill Belichick in NFL? What to know of UNC, UCF coaches In 1998, Bill Belichick and Scott Frost were part of a New York Jets team th...
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John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORKSeptember 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Did Scott Frost play for Bill Belichick in NFL? What to know of UNC, UCF coaches
In 1998, Bill Belichick and Scott Frost were part of a New York Jets team that snapped a six-year postseason drought by making a run to the AFC championship game against the Denver Broncos.
Fast forward 27 years and the six-time Super Bowl winning coach will be on the gridiron with his former player, but on different sidelines and in a completely new atmosphere: college football.
That reunion is set for Saturday, Sept. 20 when Belichick's UNC Tar Heels travel down to FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida, for a Week 4 non-conference matchup against Frost's UCF Knights at 3:30 p.m. ET.
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick stares from the sideline after his Tar Heels' debut ended in a 48-14 defeat to the TCU Horned Frogs.
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North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick stares from the sideline after his Tar Heels' debut ended in a 48-14 defeat to the TCU Horned Frogs.
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" src=https://ift.tt/b7nCqdN class=caas-img>North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick reacts during the first half of the Week 1 game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Sept. 1, 2025.
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Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick on the field before the game at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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" src=https://ift.tt/2OZqoDT class=caas-img>North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick looks on during the second half of the game between the Tar Heels and the the TCU Horned Frogs on Sept. 1, 2025. TCU spoiled Belichick's UNC debut with a 48-14 win.
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North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick stares from the sideline after his Tar Heels' debut ended in a 48-14 defeat to the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Belichick, who is coaching college football for the first time in his illustrious career, is out to a 2-1 start in Chapel Hill with the Tar Heels, which included a humbling 48-14 Week 1 loss to TCU at home that ended with the Big 12 conference trolling the Super Bowl winning coach's "33rd (NFL) Team" mantra at UNC on social media.
For Frost's part, the veteran college football coach is back for his second stint at UCF after leaving the Knights following an undefeated season in 2017 for Nebraska. He'd coach five seasons at his alma mater before being let go. He returned to UCF this past offseason following a year in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams as an analyst and has the Knights sitting at 2-0 on the season.
Here's more on the relationship between Belichick and Frost:
Did Scott Frost play for Bill Belichick in the NFL?
Yes, Frost played for Belichick from 1998-99 in the NFL with the New York Jets when the now-UNC football head coach served as the Jets' assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
Bill Belichick and Scott Frost will meet again on the gridiron this weekend. This time, as opposing coaches as UNC heads to UCF 👀 pic.twitter.com/icI6Kq9ulD
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 17, 2025
Scott Frost-Bill Belichick relationship, explained
A quarterback-turned-safety out of Nebraska in the 1998 NFL Draft, Frost began his NFL playing career with the Jets when Belichick was coaching there.
At Big 12 media days back in July, Frost was asked about facing his former NFL assistant coach in Week 4 when the Knights welcome the Tar Heels to Orlando.
"I played for Bill for my first two years in the NFL. (I) got drafted to the Jets and he was the defensive coordinator and (defensive back) coach," Frost said. "Part of my number one memory (of him) was how smart he is. We have a different game plan every week for people and he did a really good (job) of taking away another team's strength and make people beat us left handed.
#UCF coach Scott Frost on the facing his former NFL position coach Bill Belichick, who is now the coach at North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/uRiC3f5D2m
— Matt Murschel (@osmattmurschel) July 8, 2025
Bill Belichick coaching history
Before he took the head coaching position with the New England Patriots and turned the Robert Kraft-owned franchise into one of the NFL's greatest dynasty with Tom Brady, Belichick spent three seasons with the Jets as their assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
Here's a breakdown of Belichick's entire coaching career, per his North Carolina profile:
Head coach unless otherwise specified. Assistant role listed in parentheses
1975: Baltimore Colts (Special Assistant)
1976-1977: Detroit Lions (1976 — Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Coach); (1977 — Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Coach)
1978: Denver Broncos (Assistant Special Teams Coach/Defensive Assistant Coach)
1979-1990: New York Giants (1979 — Special Teams Coach/Defensive Assistant Coach); (1980-1984 —Special Teams/Linebackers Coach); and (1985-1990 — Defensive Coordinator)
1991-1995: Cleveland Browns
1996: New England Patriots (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs Coach)
1997-1999: New York Jets (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator)
2000-2023: New England Patriots
2025-Present: North Carolina
Scott Frost NFL stats with Jets
Frost was selected by the Jets in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft out of Nebraska. He played for the Jets for three seasons from 1998-2000 before he ended his career with the Cleveland Browns in 2001 and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.
Here's a breakdown of Frost's stats with the Jets:
1998: Six total tackles and a fumble *
1999: Seven total tackles *
2000: 44 total tackles (two for a loss) with a broken up pass, an interception and a sack
* Denotes season playing for Bill Belichick
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