North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick issued a statement addressing his appearance on CBS Sunday Morning that quickly grabbed headlines. Belichick said he agreed to sit down with the idea that the interview would "focus solely on the contents of his forthcoming book, The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football.

Even without the train-wreck ending, Bill Belichick’s interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” would have drawn a lot of eyeballs. The notoriously gruff and reclusive football coach has always been an object of fascination — especially in the past year,

Belichick's statement comes after segments of the interview posted to social media focused attention on the 73-year-old's relationship with his girlfriend, 24-year-old Jordon Hudson.