Falcons complete second interview with Bill Belichick،
ATLANTA — Bill Belichick had a busy week with the Atlanta Falcons, meeting with members of the organization twice over the past week.
The Falcons fired Arthur Smith after three seasons on January 8. Belichick is the first candidate to interview twice for the position, finishing his second interview on Friday.
The 71-year-old has had no further interviews as he tries to find a new landing spot after parting ways with the New England Patriots last week after 24 seasons with the club, 17 championships. the AFC East and six Super Bowl titles.
One of those Super Bowl victories came at the expense of the Falcons, as the Patriots rallied from a 28-3 deficit to beat Atlanta, 34-28 in overtime, in Super Bowl LI for the fifth Belichick's title as head coach. His last Super Bowl victory came against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.
Belichick is third on the regular season wins list (302) behind George Halas (318) and Don Shula (328) and second on the all-time wins list (333) behind Shula's 347. He already holds the NFL record for most playoff appearances. wins, with 31.
Belichick has coached in the third most games of all time, with 467, behind Shula (490) and Halas (497) and is also tied with Dan Reeves and Jeff Fisher for the most losses by a NFL head coach, with 165. He holds a 302-165 record in the regular season and a 31-13 record in the playoffs – eight wins better than second-place Andy Reid with 23.
His .705 playoff winning percentage is fifth among coaches who have coached at least 10 playoff games, and his .647 winning percentage is 18th all-time.
Belichick isn't the only candidate to interview in Atlanta. Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn was interviewed virtually on Friday. The Falcons have now interviewed Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald and assistant head coach Anthony Weaver, Cincinnati offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, San Francisco defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, Carolina defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, coordinator Philadelphia offensive lineman Brian Johnson and University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
Sources tell ESPN's Jeff Darlington that the Falcons are also expected to interview former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Wednesday.
Any coach currently employed by a club is required to complete a virtual interview until Monday, when teams can begin interviewing these potential candidates in person, provided their season is completed.
