ATLANTA (AP) — Bill Belichick made no demands for additional authority during his two interviews with Atlanta in the coach search that led to the hiring of Raheem Morris, according to Falcons owner Arthur Blank.
Speaking for the first time on Friday about the search, Blank said Belichick did not request control of player personnel, as was widely speculated.
Belichick had player personnel control in New England.
Blank said he was impressed by the experience Morris, a former Atlanta assistant coach, gained with the Rams.
“I would never, ever feel slighted ... for what people would feel about coach Belichick, right?”Blank was ill and did not attend Monday's news conference.
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