The Atlanta Falcons announced Monday that they’ve fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard. Atlanta’s passing game coordinator T.J. Yates will assume the wide receiver coaching duties for the remainder of the 2025 season.
The Falcons announced the promotions of T.J. Yates to passing game coordinator and D.J. Williams to quarterbacks coach. Yates and Williams worked with Atlanta’s quarterbacks in 2024, with Yates serving as the primary position coach and Williams as the assistant quarterbacks coach.
The Atlanta Falcons promoted T.J. Yates to the role of passing game coordinator and D.J. Williams to quarterbacks coach on Thursday. Yates, a former NFL quarterback, served as the team's primary position coach and Williams as an offensive assistant/assistant quarterbacks coach in the 2024 season.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
Jonathan Jones reports the Falcons are promoting QB coach T.J. Yates to pass game coordinator. Yates, 37, had a seven-year NFL career as a QB playing for the Texans, Falcons and Dolphins.
It's unclear who the quarterback will be in Atlanta this season, but we know who their position coach will be. James Palmer of NFL Media reports that former NFL quarterback T.J.
Despite no large-scale changes, the New York Jets are still looking to tweak their coaching staff. ESPN’s Rich Cimini stated that Saleh is “quietly” looking to add other position coaches to the staff.