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The Atlanta Falcons are hiring Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as head coach, the team announced Thursday.
It’s a somewhat surprising choice after the Falcons interviewed former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick multiple times and had a long list of high-profile interviews for the position.
Morris does have history with the team, however, serving as defensive coordinator in 2020 and interim head coach for the final 11 games of that season. He also served various assistant coaching roles on the offensive side in Atlanta from 2015-19.
He’s been leading the defense for the Rams since 2021.
Morris is one of several head coaching hires in the last week across the NFL. The Los Angeles Chargers landed perhaps the biggest name on the market by luring Jim Harbaugh away from Michigan.
Weeks after leading his alma mater to a national championship, Harbaugh is returning to the NFL to coach the Chargers, the team announced Wednesday.
Before coaching nine seasons at Michigan, Harbaugh coached the San Francisco 49ers for four seasons from 2011-14. The 49ers never had a losing record in any of those seasons, reaching a Super Bowl and three NFC title games, but an 8-8 season in 2014 and acrimony between Harbaugh and the front office helped lead to his return to the college ranks.
Now he’s back in charge of a promising roster in Los Angeles, led by quarterback Justin Herbert.
He’ll apparently be paired with Joe Hortiz, who is reportedly set to become the Chargers’ new general manager. Hortiz has served as the Baltimore Ravens’ director of player personnel since 2019.
Elsewhere in the NFL, the Carolina Panthers announced Thursday the hiring of Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales as head coach. He’ll join Dan Morgan, who the Panthers hired as their new GM/president of football operations earlier in the week. Canales came to Tampa Bay in 2023 following 13 seasons as an assistant for the Seattle Seahawks.
Meanwhile, the Tennessee Titans hired…
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Publish date : 2024-01-29 23:03:06
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