Robert Kraft ‘a big part’ of why ‘blindsided’ Bill Belichick lost out on Falcons job
NY Post
Did Bill Belichick get screwed by Robert Kraft?
An ESPN.com report published Wednesday about Belichick’s failed pursuit of a new coaching job said the Patriots owner called Falcons owner Arthur Blank “to warn him not to trust Bill” after Belichick parted ways with New England.
One source told ESPN that Kraft “was a big part” of why the Falcons passed on the 72-year-old Belichick and hired Raheem Morris instead.
When Blank and Falcons brass ranked their top coaching candidates, none of them even had Belichick in their top three, per ESPN.
“He was essentially voted off the island,” a source close to the Falcons’ hiring process told the website.
Belichick was said to be “blindsided” by not being hired as the new Falcons coach after believing he was getting the job.
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