Bill Belichick may not be ready to close the door on his relationship with ex Jordon Hudson, according to sources.

“It’s heartbreaking. Bill is not acting like the confident, commanding man everyone knows,” a source said in an interview published on Wednesday, November 11. “He’s struggling to accept that Jordon may be gone, and he keeps hoping she will change her mind. His friends are watching him chase someone who appears to have moved on.”

A separate source claimed that Belichick’s 27-year-old ex-girlfriend had “an incredible hold over him,” adding, “People around Bill felt he couldn’t see how much his world had started revolving around her. It was almost as if everyone could see it except him.”

The source continued, “His friends just want him to find himself again. It’s painful watching him hold on so tightly when the relationship is already over.”

As OK! previously reported on October 30, the college football coach, 74, and beauty queen quietly split “late last year” despite being seen on recent joint appearances.

The couple, who began dating in early 2023, are “committed to their business partnerships and remain close friends,” per TMZ.

The publication reported that Hudson had already dove back into dating, though her current relationship status was unclear.

Days later, sources suggested that Belichick “took a step back” from his romance with Hudson to focus on football, his “first love.”

“He was thinking about taking the next steps with her, getting engaged, getting married, and building a future together, while also dealing with the constant attention and outside scrutiny that came with being in such a high-profile relationship,” the source shared on November 2.

According to the publication, Hudson reportedly turned down Dancing With the Stars and “several outside projects” because of the attention surrounding her high-profile relationship with Belichick.

“Everything surrounding their relationship seemed to turn into a distraction and was a reason she didn’t do certain things,” said the source.

The source claimed there was “no animosity” between the exes, emphasizing, “They still care about each other, still support one another, and have no desire to turn their split into something ugly.”