With Bill Belichick continuing to ride the NFL coaching carousel following his Patriots’ exit last week, one sports media personality is adamant the Super Bowl-winning head coach won’t be making a stop in the City of Brotherly Love.
As speculation continues to mount around the future of Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni in the wake of the team’s epic wild-card failure Monday night, talk show host and Eagles sideline reporter Howard Eskin stated Tuesday he doesn’t expect the front office to reach out to “Belicheat.”
“I can tell you this for a fact, [Eagles owner] Jeff Lurie is not a fan of Belicheat. I can tell you that, I know that,” Eskin said.
“… I’m just trying to tell you, he’s not the guy.”
Belichick, who parted ways with the Patriots last Thursday after 24 seasons together, has been linked to scandals over the course of his prolific NFL career.
Belichick was fined $500,000 as a result of the “Spygate” controversy in 2007, when New England illegally filmed defensive signals of the Jets.
Years later, the Patriots were embroiled in the “Deflategate” saga, when the team was accused of using underinflated footballs during the 2014 AFC Championship game.
Belichick, who won six Super Bowls in New England, interviewed for the Falcons’ head coaching vacancy on Monday.
He is likely to “target talented, yet underachieving teams,” as part of his next NFL venture, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, who noted, “Atlanta probably falls in that category.”
In addition to Belichick, 71, the Falcons also spoke to Jim Harbaugh, who is days removed from Michigan’s national championship win over Washington.
The Wolverines coach, 60, also interviewed with the Chargers earlier this week.
As for the Eagles, the team is still digesting their 32-9 playoff ouster to the Buccaneers after a 10-1 start to the season.
Sirianni, who has been at the helm since 2021, is one season removed from a Super Bowl appearance.
When asked about his future Monday, Sirianni told reporters his concern is those in the locker room.
“I’m not thinking about that,” the 42-year-old coach said, according to NFL.com. “I’m thinking about the guys. Again, there’s a lot of guys in that locker room, all the guys in that locker room, every single one of them that put their heart and soul into this. I’m not worried about me.”
The Eagles lost six of their final seven games of the year.