Bill Belichick has interviewed for the head coaching position with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced Monday.
Belichick was the sixth coach to interview for the position. He spent the past 24 seasons with the New England Patriots, with the team he won six Super Bowls, and along with Tom Brady he built a formidable dynasty in an unparalleled era of NFL football.
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick attends the Super Bowl 51 trophy ceremony at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Simon Brutie/Any Chance/Getty Images)
Belichick is currently a free agent, and his first stop with a potential return to the sideline is Atlanta.
He has worked with Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike McDonald, Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, and Ravens assistant head of defense. He will be competing for the job with coach/defensive line coach Anthony Weaver and others.
Atlanta fired Arthur Smith after losing to the New Orleans Saints in the final game of the season. Smith led the Falcons to three straight 7-10 seasons and missed the postseason in each year.
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A view of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick before the game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium. (Simon Brutie/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
Belichick has also missed the postseason in three of the past four seasons. With Brady leaving before the 2020 season, Belichick led the Patriots to second place in the playoffs behind Mac Jones in 2021. But the team regressed in 2022 and 2023.
New England was 4-13 in 2023.
Legendary former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski even predicted on Sunday that Belichick would be heading to A-Town.
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (left) and owner Robert Kraft (right) shake hands during a press conference at Gillette Stadium on January 11, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Belichick announced that he is stepping down as head coach after 24 seasons with the team. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
“Don't expect Coach Belichick to be done with this. He'll be back. [a] revenge. And I've heard word on the street that the Atlanta Falcons are keen to get Coach Belichick,” Gronkowski said on “FOX NFL Sunday.”
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