72-year-old Bill Belichick walks the red carpet for the first time with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson

Bill Belichick, 72, and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, are making it red-carpet official!

The ex-head coach of the New England Patriots and his former college cheerleader girlfriend were seen in New York City on Thursday, December 5. They were attending the American Museum of National History’s 2024 Museum Gala.

Belichick looked dapper in a black tuxedo while Hudson wore a black cocktail dress with a leg split. She also wore her hair in a loose bun.

The couple’s NYC outing marks the latest step in their relationship, which began blossoming last year but didn’t come to light until earlier this year. Belichick and Hudson have raised eyebrows because of their 48-year age gap.

TMZ reported that the pair met on a flight in 2021 while Hudson was still in college. The couple weren’t spotted together publicly until last year when they were seen out and about on various occasions. In May, details of their relationship came to light during The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, with their age gap brought up multiple times on stage.

Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski, who played for Belichick on the New England Patriots for nine seasons from 2009 to 2018, stirred the pot about the pair’s romance.

“Coach, you used to talk about Foxborough High School when we sucked,” Gronk quipped during the Netflix roast. “But now I know why you were so obsessed with Foxborough High School: you were scouting your new girlfriend.”

Hudson attended Bridgewater State University, where she won a national championship on the team’s cheerleading squad in 2021.

In October, the couple posed together, wearing a couple’s costume for Halloween. Hudson dressed up as a mermaid for the October 31 holiday, complete with an orange tail and shell bra. She shared two photos of the look, which included Belichick standing above her on a beach wearing a yellow raincoat, black boots and a straw hat. The NFL coach was also holding a fishing rod that was attached to Hudson’s outfit.

“Ouucchhhh!!! 🪝,” Hudson captioned the Instagram post, tagging Belichick.

At a costume party earlier in October, Hudson dressed as Belichick when he was an assistant coach for the New York Giants in the 1980s. Hudson wore one of Belichick’s old Giants T-shirts and white shorts to complete her look, per TMZ.