Falcons hire Bill Callahan as offensive line coach

As Adam Schefter notes, Bill Callahan is a legend in coaching circles. He’s been coaching football since 1978, dating back to his time as an assistant at Oak Lawn Community School, before eventually working his way to the NFL and joining the Philadelphia Eagles as their offensive line coach in 1995.

For the better part of the last 30 years, Callahan has worked with offensive lines across the league, including alongside Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland from 2020–2023. Over that four-season stretch, the Cleveland Browns finished inside the top five in rushing three different times. Callahan eventually left Cleveland in 2024 to join his son’s staff in Tennessee, where he spent the last two seasons.

Dwayne Ledford was one of the few remaining holdovers from Arthur Smith’s staff. Under his guidance, the Falcons consistently fielded one of the better offensive lines in the league. He shouldn’t have any trouble quickly finding another job, but fans should be very excited about the future of Atlanta’s rushing attack with Bijan Robinson, Stefanski, and now Callahan in the fold.