Falcons Fire HC Raheem Morris

Reports from Sunday mentioned that it appeared as though Atlanta was leaning towards keeping Morris. However, it was clear that ownership was going to evaluate the entire organization this offseason. 

Morris, 49, began coaching at Hofstra as a graduate assistant back in 1998. He later took his first NFL coaching job with the Buccaneers as their defensive quality control coach and managed to work his way up to head coach in 2009.

The Buccaneers fired Morris after three seasons. He spent a few years with Washington before the Falcons hired him as their assistant head coach/DBs coach in 2015. After being let go with the rest of the coaching staff in 2020, he was hired by the Rams as their defensive coordinator. 

The Falcons then re-hired Morris as their head coach in 2024. 

Morris has a record of 15-19 in his second stint with the Falcons and second stint as a full-time head coach.