Bill Belichick next team odds: Falcons favored now that Belichick out in New England

National Football League

Updated Jan. 14, 2024 6:04 p.m. ET

Coach Bill Belichick is done in New England.

Belichick served as head coach of the New England Patriots since 2000, winning six Super Bowls, including a 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI.

However, the Pats put together just one winning season in the four seasons since Tom Brady left the franchise, including a 4-13 campaign this season — and with that, Belichick is on his way out.

Will he coach again? If the answer is yes, then where? Those are the questions on the minds of … everyone.

DraftKings Sportsbook released odds on Belichick’s next move, and we’ve been all over it.

The odds have once again shifted, so let’s dive into the updated betting board.

BILL BELICHICK’S NEXT DESTINATION ODDS: *

Atlanta Falcons: +150 (bet $10 to win $25 total)

Not the head coach of an NFL team: +175 (bet $10 to win $27.50 total)

Los Angeles Chargers: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)

Washington Commanders: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)

Any other NFL team: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)

Tennessee Titans: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)

Carolina Panthers: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)

New York Giants: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

New Orleans Saints: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)

New York Jets: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)

* odds as of 1/14/24

Bill Belichick steps down as New England Patriots’ head coach

Few have better insights into Belichick than FOX Sports NFL Studio Analyst Rob Gronkowski, who was a star tight end for the Patriots.

“He’s coming back with a vengeance,” Gronkoski said. “And I’ve been hearing on the streets the Atlanta Falcons are coming in hot for Coach Belichick.”

The Falcons have now moved back as the favorites to land the legendary coach, passing Belichick not being the head coach of a team next season. Atlanta went to +150 from +200, while no team fell to +175 from +125.

The Los Angeles Chargers have also made a big move, going to +350 from +750.

FOX Sports AFC East reporter Henry McKenna took on the task of explaining Belichick’s successful yet complicated tenure with the Patriots and former quarterback Tom Brady.

“It’s obvious now that Brady deserves more credit for the team’s success during the dynasty, but that shouldn’t lessen the way Belichick maximized his rosters, both in acquiring the right personnel (as GM) and in deploying those players on the field (as coach). If anything, Brady’s impact shows not that Belichick was unimportant. No, it shows merely that great players, and particularly great quarterbacks, are more valuable than the greatest coaches in the NFL. Brady had more influence than Belichick could ever have hoped to have. And I think that’s true now more than ever — that this is a players’ game — including when Belichick took over in 2000.”

If Belichick has a desire to continue coaching, there are several franchises that presumably would have to inquire about the man whom many consider the best coach in the history of football.

But as McKenna noted, Belichick will be putting his legacy on the line if he is to take another head coaching job.

“Though Belichick is 71, I believe he’ll coach again, even if he ends up on TV for a year. I believe he wants another Super Bowl to go with the 14 victories he needs to surpass Don Shula and become the NFL’s winningest coach. All he really needs is a few winning seasons to help the NFL world forget about the four when he sunk the Patriots.

“This next phase will go a long way toward getting rid of all the ifs and buts from his legacy. If Belichick turns around a different franchise, he’ll remove the complications from his legacy. If he sinks another franchise, well, his legacy only gets worse.”

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