The Atlanta Falcons completed their second interview with Bill Belichick for their head coaching position. The team announced the news on Friday evening via their Twitter page. Belichick and the New England Patriots recently decided to part ways, in an agreeable split for both parties.
Belichick era coming to a close in Foxborough
During his stint as Patriots head coach, Belichick won six Super Bowl titles and developed numerous All-Pros, including, most famously, quarterback Tom Brady. He headed the organization for 24 years.
The Belichick-Brady duo became the face of the NFL for multiple decades as they routinely finished atop the AFC East and made deep runs into the playoffs.
But Bill Belichick’s success with the organization began to decline when Brady left following the 2019 season. The QB, meanwhile, would go on to win a Super Bowl with his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England went 7-9 the season after Brady departed with Cam Newton at QB, then managed to improve to 10-7 the following year in 2021, which was Mac Jones’ first season. But neither season included an AFC East title and 2021’s playoff appearance ended in an exit in the Wild Card round.
Then the wheels began to fall off. New England went 8-9 in 2022 but finished just 4-13 in 2023.
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