{"id":2223793,"date":"2024-04-17T23:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-belichick-not-hired-by-atlanta-falcons-after-patriots-owner-warned-falcons-owner-report\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T23:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:11:52","slug":"bill-belichick-not-hired-by-atlanta-falcons-after-patriots-owner-warned-falcons-owner-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-belichick-not-hired-by-atlanta-falcons-after-patriots-owner-warned-falcons-owner-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Falcons Owner Receives Warning from Patriots Owner and Opts Not to Hire Bill Belichick: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-belichick-not-hired-by-atlanta-falcons-after-patriots-owner-warned-falcons-owner-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2223793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft&#8217;s warning to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank regarding Bill Belichick influenced Falcons&#8217; choice to hire Raheem Morris over Belichick. The decision followed a meeting between Blank and Belichick on \u200cBlank&#8217;s yacht after Belichick&#8217;s departure from the\u2062 Patriots.\u200b This encounter left Blank\u200c impressed, but his perspective on Belichick shifted post the call from Kraft.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft reportedly called Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and warned him to not trust former Patriots coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/bill-belichick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Belichick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The January call, reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/39955777\/how-patriots-legend-bill-belichick-end-nfl-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> on Wednesday, played a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-congressman-looks-to-spend-33-billion-to-remove-dams-to-save-salmon-population\/\" title=\"Idaho Congressman Looks To Spend  Billion To Remove Dams To Save Salmon Population\">major role<\/a> in why the Falcons decided not to hire Belichick and instead opted to hire Raheem Morris.<\/p>\n<p>Blank and Belichick met just a few days after Belichick was let go by the Patriots after coaching there for nearly a quarter century.<\/p>\n<p>The job interview, which happened on Blank\u2019s Yacht in the Caribbean, left Blank very impressed, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Blank\u2019s view of Belichick changed after Blank decided to call Kraft, who is considered to be his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: 'If You're Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further' Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">closest friend<\/a> among NFL owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKraft delivered a stark assessment of Belichick\u2019s character, according to a source who spoke to two people: a close Kraft friend and a longtime Belichick confidant,\u201d the report said. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-radio-host-tells-audience-f-the-police-then-allegedly-rams-nypd-officer-killing-him-before-speeding-away\/\" title=\"NY Radio Host Tells Audience \u2018F*** The Police,\u2019 Then Allegedly Rams NYPD Officer, Killing Him, Before Speeding Away\">source quoted<\/a> the Belichick source as saying, \u2018Robert called Arthur to warn him not to trust Bill.\u2019 That account was backed up, the source said, by the close Kraft friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wipeout-reboot-contestant-died-of-heart-attack-says-coroner\/\" title=\"\u2018Wipeout\u2019 Reboot Contestant Died Of Heart Attack, Says Coroner\">source close<\/a> to Belichick said Kraft \u2018was a big part\u2019 of why the Falcons passed on hiring him,\u201d the report added. \u201cThe sources said Kraft made clear to Blank that \u2018you\u2019ll never have a warm conversation with\u2019 Belichick, echoing what Bill Parcells told Kraft in 1996 when he wanted to bust the budget and hire Belichick. \u2018Blank likes coaches who feel part of a family,\u2019 a Falcons source said, \u2018and it wasn\u2019t going to be that way with Bill.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kraft had been unhappy with Belichick, who won six Super Bowls with the team, for months and did not trust him because he believed that Belichick was responsible for leaking stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Kraft] found Bill to be extremely difficult and obstinate and kind of stubborn and, in the end, not worthy of his trust,\u201d a source told ESPN. \u201cAnd also very, very, very arrogant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source said that the Kraft family felt \u201cbetrayed\u201d by Belichick, but did not think that Kraft would try to harm the coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019d try to help him either,\u201d the source added. \u201cThey weren\u2019t going to try to sink him. He was finished as an effective head coach. Just look at his last four years in New England. A disaster. \u2026 If you\u2019re Arthur Blank, why do you want the headaches?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report: Patriots owner Kraft advised Falcons owner Blank against hiring ex-coach Belichick. This January call, as per ESPN, influenced Falcons&#8217; decision to hire Raheem Morris over Belichick. 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