Falcons interview Bill Belichick for head coaching job

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesThe Atlanta Falcons have been closely linked to Bill Belichick basically ever since it became clear that he might not return to the New England Patriots. Perhaps the most successful head coach in NFL history, Belichick departed the Patriots after both sides agreed it was time to move on, and that came after an abysmal season that saw New England miles away from contention.

The question was not really whether the Falcons wanted Belichick, because that had been reported by every NFL insider with a pulse and a handful of sources for weeks. The question was whether the interest was mutual, something that had been more lightly and less thoroughly reported. With…