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The worst kept secret came to fruition this past week with news that Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots would be parting ways. But Belichick made it perfectly clear he's still got a few years left in him for coaching. And there are plenty of openings from the Chargers to the Commanders to the Falcons.
BetOnline released odds on the Atlanta Falcons next head coach and, lo and behold, Bill Belichick sits as the favorite.
Falcons Next Coach
Bill Belichick 1/1
Eric Bieniemy 11/4 (+275)
Kellen Moore 15/2 (+750)
Ben Johnson 8/1
Bobby Slowik 10/1
Jim Harbaugh 10/1
Mike Vrabel 10/1
Anthony Weaver 12/1
Dave Canales 12/1
Steve Wilks 16/1
Brian Callahan 18/1
Mike MacDonald 18/1
Aaron Glenn 20/1
Jim Schwartz 20/1
Pete Carroll 20/1
Todd Monken 20/1
Dan Quinn 22/1
Brian Flores 25/1
Ejiro Evero 25/1
Nick Saban 25/1
Raheem Morris 25/1
Deion Sanders 28/1
Ron Rivera 33/1
On the Saturday morning edition of SportsCenter, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Belichick and the Atlanta Falcons are believed to have "mutual interest" in him becoming their new head coach:
"I was told to focus on talented, yet underachieving teams because that's really his wheelhouse. So, Atlanta comes to mind, they're probably a quarterback away. There's a belief leaguewide that there's some interest, potentially some mutual interest. The Chargers come to mind in that regard. There's also not a clear-cut fit right now. There's several teams in the league that are either looking to go with a younger coach or are just looking for a new outlook. Washington is probably out. Tennessee probably out. Seattle probably out. There aren't a lot of options right now; could be some surprises depending on what happens in the playoffs if another job opens that's a little more high profile, Belichick could look into that. One thing is clear though, he does want to continue coaching."
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
