The Atlanta Falcons have hired Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their head coach after an exhaustive search that included six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not made an announcement. The 47-year-old Morris is a familiar name in Atlanta, having served as the Falcons' interim head coach for the final 11 games of the 2020 season after the firing of Dan Quinn.
Carolina defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero met again with the Atlanta Falcons to discuss their head coaching vacancy on Wednesday, joining Rams assistant Raheem Morris and former Patriots coach Bill Belichick in receiving second interviews. The in-person interviews with Morris, the Rams defensive coordinator and former Atlanta assistant, and Evero mean the Falcons have met the NFL's Rooney Rule requirement of having face-to-face interviews with at least two minority candidates outside the organization. The goal of the rule is to increase the number of minorities hired in top positions, including head coach.
The Milwaukee Bucks fired Adrian Griffin as coach on Tuesday after just 43 games despite having one of the league’s top records midway through his first season. “This was a difficult decision to make during the season,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said in a statement announcing the move. Joe Prunty, who had been an assistant coach on Griffin's staff, will serve as the Bucks' interim head coach.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Milwaukee Bucks, despite starting the year 30-13, appear to have fired first-year head coach Adrian Griffin. According to multiple reports made on X (formerly known as Twitter) by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and the Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Bucks have removed Adrian Griffin from his head coaching role. Reports show that […]