FOXBORO — Mike Vrabel had a measured response to Bill Belichick banning Patriots scouts from UNC practices when asked Friday afternoon.

“That’s an individual choice and we’ll cross that bridge when we start looking at players,” Vrabel said. “I want to focus on our football team. That’s their prerogative to make the decision that they feel like are best for them, and then we’ll have to find other ways to get the information for any players that we want to look at at North Carolina.”

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A UNC athletics source told the Herald on Thursday about the ban, “Why would we let them in our home after how (Belichick has) been treated since he left? We will help our players, but being treated fairly is a two-way street.”

While Vrabel’s Patriots are banned, other teams also have restrictions on their access at UNC, according to multiple reports.

UNC began their season with a 48-14 loss to TCU on a national ESPN broadcast.