The North Carolina Tar Heels ' football program made one of the biggest surprise hires of the offseason after signing Bill Belichick to a five-year contract with an annual salary of $10 million. However, most of the guarantees are within the first three years of the deal.

"Sources tell CBS Sports — and UNC confirmed this week — that there is no fully-executed and signed contract between Belichick and UNC. And industry sources say that could lead to a legal gray area about how much, if any, of a buyout there would be if Belichick left for the pros.

Bill Belichick has been the North Carolina football coach for just over a month, but already, some in Chapel Hill fear his return to the NFL

Dallas Cowboys fans were buzzing when news surfaced that Bill Belichick has not signed his contract with UNC football, but North Carolina's GM squashed any hope

Whispers continue to suggest Belichick would welcome a return to the NFL and the opportunity to break Don Shula's league record for career victories earned by a head coach (regular season and postseason combined).

On Wednesday, Belichick made two more additions to the staff for next season. Belichick brought in former NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer as North Carolina's new special teams coach and then hired Will Friend as the new offensive line coach, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.

North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi shut down recent rumors that NFL teams have reached out to Bill Belichick to try to get the Tar

Bill Belichick has a simple way out of the North Carolina contract as NFL teams reach out about a potential return to coaching.