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There is reportedly "belief" that six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick would potentially accept the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coaching role if it becomes available, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reported during the NBC live broadcast of Football Night in America Sunday (November 17) night.
Florio specified that general manager Trent Baalke "could potentially survive in the next year as part of a package deal" with Belichick, who he worked with on the New York Jets' staff in 1998 and 1999.
"That coach is available, he's won a few Super Bowls, his name is Bill Belichick," Florio said.
The Jaguars are currently 2-9, the worst record in the NFL, and lost, 52-6, to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, their worst loss in franchise history. Head coach Doug Pederson, who defeated Belichick's New England Patriots as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII, said, "if it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen" when asked by reporters about potentially being fired and Florio specified that "it could happen soon."
Two teams -- the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets -- have already fired their head coaches and will likely have vacancies next offseason. ESPN's Adam Schefter mentioned Belichick's name while discussing potential head coaching openings on the Pat McAfee Show earlier this month.
Schefter also mentioned that Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus could be on the hot seat after the team's disappointing struggles.
Belichick, who interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons' vacancy after being fired by the New England Patriots earlier this year, is the third-winningest coach in NFL history and one of seven NFL head coaches to have spent more than 20 years with one franchise following George Halas (40) of the Chicago Bears, Curly Lambeau (29) of the Green Bay Packers, Tom Landry (29) of the Dallas Cowboys, Don Shula (26) of the Miami Dolphins, Steven Owen (24) of the New York Giants and Chuck Noll of the Pittsburgh Steelers, all of whom have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.