Jim Harbaugh’s Major LA Rival Looks Likely To Be Hired By A Different HC
One key competitor for the head coaching services of Michigan Wolverines signal caller Jim Harbaugh appears to be moving rapidly in a different direction, potentially thinning the field for your Los Angeles Chargers. Sources inform Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network that Bill Belichick, the winningest NFL head coach in history (in terms of Super Bowls, anyway), is set to conduct a second interview with Atlanta Falcons decision makers over the weekend. He initially chatted Atlanta owner Arthur Blank this week. Of course, if the Falcons bag the man who mounted perhaps the most painful comeback against them in team history (they led the 2017 Super Bowl 28-3 at halftime and somehow lost to Belichick’s New England Patriots), that also means possibly the best NFL coach ever will conversely be off the table for your Bolts. Copyright ABG-SI LLC. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh reportedly is heading down to Atlanta for another visit. The Atlanta Falcons have scheduled a second interview with Harbaugh for their open head-coaching position, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Friday. Harbaugh initially met with the Falcons on Tuesday. The second interview is scheduled for next week. The Falcons also have interviewed former Patriots coach Bill Belichick, Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and Ravens assistant head coach Anthony Weaver for the open position. Belichick, looking for his next stop after spending 24 years in New England, reportedly had his second interview with the Falcons on Friday. Harbaugh is fresh off leading the Wolverines to an undefeated 15–0 season and a national championship. He has interviewed with multiple NFL teams the past few offseasons and could be eyeing a return to the league for the first time since leading the 49ers to a 44-19-1 record from 2011 to ‘14.