Singletary interested in another interview with Falcons

ATLANTA -- Mike Singletary, a finalist in the Atlanta Falcons' search for a head coach a year ago, says he'd like to interview with the team again.

Singletary, the San Francisco 49ers assistant head coach and linebackers coach, was a Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears. Though he has no experience as a head coach or coordinator, Singletary's playing experience could make him a popular choice with Falcons players embittered by the unexpected resignation of Bobby Petrino after 13 games this season.

Petrino, the Falcons' choice over Singletary after Jim Mora was fired last year, quit to become the head coach at Arkansas.

Emmitt Thomas is serving as interim head coach for the rest of the regular season, which ends Sunday with a home game against Seattle.

The Falcons cannot contact Singletary until after the 49ers (5-10) end their season Sunday at Cleveland.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank also plans to hire a new general manager to replace Rich McKay. It is expected the new general manager will lead the search for a new coach.

Singletary told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he would ``absolutely'' have interest in the Atlanta job.

``I want to be a part of building something special,'' Singletary said. ``In all honesty, I think Arthur Blank is the kind of NFL owner you can do that with.''