Bill Belichicks daughter-in-law shades Jordon Hudson as CBS interview drama grows

Bill Belichick’s daughter-in-law weighed in on the ongoing drama involving his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordan Hudson, the famed football coach and his “CBS Sunday Morning” interview. Jennifer Schmitt, the wife of Belichick’s son Stephen, seemed to throw shade at Hudson over her decision to interrupt CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil’s question to Belichick about how the couple met. The interview and the response have led to plenty of criticism of Hudson and Belichick, though some have come out to support the pair, including Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski during their Wednesday episode of their “Dudes on Dudes” podcast. Both former Patriots, who played under Belichick, believed Hudson had been “working” with Belichick as his publicist, a notion that Nikki Glaser agreed with in a comment on the podcast’s Instagram page, where the comedian explained that “she’s acting as his publicist.” That led to Schmitt commenting on the situation and calling Hudson’s actions into question. “Publicists act in a professional manner and don’t ‘storm’ off set delaying an interview,” Schmitt wrote.It’s unclear if Schmitt was simply referring to the TMZ report about how Hudson had stormed off the set or if she had more direct insight into what went on during the interview.The post is notable since Schmitt’s husband is a member of Belichick’s North Carolina coaching staff, and he was the subject of one of the emails The Athletic got its hands on through an open records request.Hudson wrote to North Carolina’s media team about how to frame Stephen’s hiring as the defensive coordinator. Belichick was hired by UNC to lead the football program in December and later hired his son for a role on his coaching staff after working under his dad in New England before a stint as the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington.In her email, she expressed concern over the perception of nepotism in the hire, and told the school that it shouldn’...