According to Ian Rapoport, the Falcons have requested second interviews with Ravens DC Mike Macdonald and DL coach Anthony Weaver.
Both candidates must wait until after this week to interview with Atlanta as Baltimore is still playing in the AFC championship.
Here’s the current list of candidates who have advanced to the second round of interviews with the Falcons:
- Former Patriots HC Bill Belichick (Interview)
- Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh (Interview)
- Panthers DC Ejiro Evero (Interview)
- Rams DC Raheem Morris (Interview)
- Ravens DL coach Anthony Weaver (Interview)
- Ravens DC Mike Macdonald (Interview)
Macdonald, 35, began his college coaching career in 2010 as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia and was promoted to defensive quality control coach from 2011-2013.
The Ravens hired him in 2014 as an intern and he worked his way to become a defensive assistant from 2015-2016, defensive backs coach in 2017, and linebackers coach from 2018-2020.
The University of Michigan hired him as their defensive coordinator in 2021, but he returned to Baltimore in 2022.
In 2023, the Ravens’ defense ranked No. 1 in scoring, No. 6 in yards, No. 6 against the pass, and No. 14 against the run.
Weaver, 43, is a former second-round pick of the Ravens back in 2002. He played seven seasons in the league for the Ravens and Texans.
Weaver took his first coaching job at Florida as a graduate assistant in 2010. From there, he joined the Jets as their assistant DL coach and had brief stints with the Bills and Browns before the Texans hired him as their DL coach.
Weaver was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2020 before departing to become the run game coordinator/defensive line coach for the Ravens.
We’ll have more on the Falcons coaching search as the news is available.
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