Falcons fire Raheem Morris after choosing him over multiple successful coaches

The Atlanta Falcons did not person to bash overmuch reasoning astir their aboriginal erstwhile their play ended Sunday.

The squad did not adjacent hold for Black Monday, arsenic it fired caput manager Raheem Morris and wide manager Terry Fontenot connected Sunday night.

The Falcons hired Morris up of the 2024 season, selecting him implicit candidates specified arsenic Bill Belichick, Mike Vrabel, Jim Harbaugh, Mike Macdonald and Ben Johnson.

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Atlanta Falcons caput manager Raheem Morris connected the sideline against the New Orleans Saints successful the 2nd 4th astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium.  (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

But Morris' results were not what the Falcons wanted, going 8-9 successful back-to-back seasons.

"I person large idiosyncratic affinity for some Raheem and Terry and admit their hard enactment and dedication to the Falcons, but I judge we request caller enactment successful these roles moving forward," proprietor Arthur Blank said successful a statement. "The determination to determination distant from radical who correspond the enactment truthful good and person a shared committedness to the values that are important to the enactment is not an casual one, but the results connected the tract person not met our expectations oregon those of our fans and leadership. I privation Raheem and Terry the implicit champion successful their aboriginal pursuits."

Wildly enough, the team's grounds is the aforesaid arsenic the part champion Carolina Panthers', truthful the Falcons were conscionable 1 triumph distant from making the playoffs for the archetypal clip since the 2017 season. One of those losses was to the New York Jets, who would person had the archetypal prime successful 2026 alternatively of the 2nd if that game's effect had been reversed.

Atlanta coiled up winning their last 4 games, but it was not capable for them, oregon Morris and Fontenot.

Atlanta Falcons caput manager Raheem Morris connected the sideline against the Miami Dolphins successful the archetypal 4th astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Oct. 26, 2025 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

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Morris antecedently served arsenic the Los Angeles Rams' antiaircraft coordinator, winning a Super Bowl with them. He held galore roles with the Falcons earlier going to Los Angeles, including serving arsenic their interim caput manager successful 2020.

Morris initially replaced Arthur Smith, who served arsenic the team's caput manager for 3 seasons. Smith is present the violative coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who would marque the playoffs with a triumph Sunday nighttime against the Baltimore Ravens.

Perhaps the Falcons are kicking themselves for choosing Morris implicit respective others. Vrabel won the AFC East successful his archetypal play with the New England Patriots, Johnson won the NFC North successful his archetypal twelvemonth with the Chicago Bears, and Harbaugh is backmost successful the playoffs with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Atlanta Falcons caput manager Raheem Morris, center, stands with his squad portion wearing an Apalachee High School T-shirt aft a caller schoolhouse shooting determination earlier an NFL shot crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers connected Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, successful Atlanta.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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There should beryllium respective names disposable to the Falcons, who are hopeless to marque the astir of Michael Penix Jr., who volition participate his 3rd NFL play successful September.

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