Falcons Completed Interview With Rams DC Raheem Morris For HC Job

Ian Rapoport reports that the Falcons have completed their interview with Rams HC Raheem Morris for their vacant head coaching position.

Here is a current list of candidates for the job in Atlanta:

• Lions OC Ben Johnson (Interview)
• Ravens DL coach Anthony Weaver (Interview)
• Lions DC Aaron Glenn (Interview)
• 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks (Interview)
• Rams DC Raheem Morris (Interview)
• Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan (Interview)
• Texans OC Bobby Slowik (Interview)
• Panthers DC Ejiro Evero (Interview)
• Ravens DC Mike Macdonald (Interview)
• Raiders Interim HC Antonio Pierce (Interview)
• Former Patriots HC Bill Belichick (Interview)
• Former Titans HC Mike Vrabel (Interview)
• Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh (Interview)

Morris previously worked for the Falcons and has wide-ranging coaching experience in the NFL. 

Morris, 47, 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. 

As the Buccaneers head coach, Morris led the team to a record of 17-31 (35.4 percent) over the course of three seasons. In 2020, Morris led the Falcons to a 4-7 record after taking over for Dan Quinn midseason.

We’ll have more on the Falcons’ coaching search as the news is available.