Bill Belichick Favored to Be Next Atlanta Falcons Head Coach - Latest Odds

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