BOSTON — Bill Belichick didn’t get the head coaching job in Atlanta. But it wasn’t because he demanded full control of personnel.
That message was delivered to the masses on Friday, when team owner Arthur Blank spoke to some media members.
“Bill Belichick never asked in our discussions for full control of personnel or anything else in the building. … All of these things that were being produced by the media were totally not true,” Blank said , per Mike Conti of 92.9 The Game in Atlanta.
Blank also refuted the report by WFAN’s Boomer Esiason that said the Falcons offered the job to Belichick.
“Where Boomer heard that from, I have no idea,” Blank said .
Blank did meet privately with Belichick, prior to Belichick interviewing with other members of the Falcons’ front office in a second interview. Reports indicated Blank wanted to hire Belichick, but that other members of the organization felt otherwise. The team eventually hired Raheem Morris.