Aug 19, 2021; Berea, OH, USA; New York Giants senior offensive assistant Freddie Kitchens during a joint practice with the Cleveland Browns at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Former Alabama quarterback nd longtime NFL coach Freddie Kitchens was announced as Bill Belichick's first hire for his new coaching staff during his introductory press conference at North Carolina. Kitchens has spent the last two seasons as the tight ends coach for the Tar Heels.

Kitchens was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Crimson Tide from 1995-1997. He threw for over 4,600 yards and 30 touchdowns. Shortly after his Alabama career, Kitchens began his coaching career.

He has been in the coaching business since 1999 and spent over a decade in the NFL. Kitchens was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 2019. He will now work under the six-time Super Bowl winning coach who is making his first foray into the college football world at UNC.

December 13, 1969: Wilbur Jackson, a running back from Ozark, and Bo Mathews, a back from Huntsville, became the first two black football players to sign with Alabama. Both signed SEC letters of intent. â€" Bryant Museum

December 13, 1989: Courtney Upshaw was born in Eufala, Ala.