The Falcons are competing with seven other NFL teams to find a new head coach, plus the team needs to hire a general manager and someone for the newly created position of president of football.
Team owner Arthur Blank announced Sunday night that the Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris after two seasons. Then on Monday, the Browns, Cardinals and Raiders followed suit. On Tuesday, the Ravens fired coach John Harbaugh, and on Thursday, the Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel, bringing the number of openings for head coaches in the NFL to eight.
Here is a list of the NFL teams who are looking for a head coach (with team and former coach):
Browns: Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins: Mike McDaniel
Falcons: Raheem Morris
Cardinals: Jonathan Gannon
Giants: Brian Daboll
Raiders: Pete Carroll
Ravens: John Harbaugh
Titans: Brian Callahan
Check out more updates on the three Falcons searches here:
The Falcons completed their interview Thursday night with Brandt Tillis for the job of president of football, according to the team.
Here's a brief bio:
Brandt Tilis, Panthers executive vice president of football operations: He’s been with the Panthers for only a year. He spent 14 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he helped build three Super Bowl winners – 2019, 2022 and 2023 – as the director of football administration and later vice president of football operations.
The Falcons completed an interview Thursday with Mike Disner for the organization’s president of football.
Disner, who has spent the past seven seasons (2019-25) with the Lions, currently is their chief operating officer.
Before joining the Lions, he spent six seasons (2013-18) with the Cardinals as director of football administration after four years at the NFL Management Council, one as labor operations manager (2012) and three as labor operations coordinator (2009-11).
Disner started his NFL career as a scouting assistant with the Patriots in 2007 after serving as an intern.
Disner has a degree in economics from Williams College in Massachusetts.
Former Falcons coach Raheem Morris, who was fired Sunday, has interviews set up for the head coaching positions of the Titans, Cardinals and Giants, his agent Brian Levy confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday.
Morris posted a 16-18 record in two tumultuous seasons with the Falcons. While the quarterback situation was an issue, running back Bijan Robinson did emerge as one of the game's stars.
Also, this season under defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, the Falcons set the franchise record for most sacks in a season with 57. The old mark was 55 set by the 1997 team.
Bovada, an online sportsbook, has released odds on who will be the next head coach the Falcons:
- Kevin Stefanski +200
- Klint Kubiak +290
- John Harbaugh +650
- Jeff Hafley +1000
- Brian Flores +1100
- Deion Sanders +1400
- Kliff Kingsbury +1400
- Mike Lafleur +1600
- Mike McCarthy +1600
- Joe Brady +1800
- Vance Joseph +2000
- Davis Shaw +2500
- Chris Shula +2500
- Matt Nagy +2500
- Robert Saleh +2500
Seattle offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has emerged as the favorite to be named the Falcons next head coach, according to odds released by The Action Network, and based on data from Kalshi.
Candidate + Chance to Be Hired + Not Hired
Klint Kubiak 28% 72%
Kevin Stefanski 12% 88%
Chris Shula 9% 91%
Mike LaFleur 8% 92%
Mike McCarthy 7% 93%
Kliff Kingsbury 5% 95%
Brian Flores 5% 95%
Bill Belichick 5% 95%
Ejiro Evero 5% 95%
Joe Brady 3% 97%
Matt Nagy 2% 98%
Jesse Minter 1% 99%
Jeff Hafley 1% 99%
The oddmakers are projecting that the Falcons could prioritize an offensive-minded hire after the offense under achieved under Zac Robinson last season.
The Falcons have requested permission to interview Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, according to the Athletic.
Joseph joins former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver are the known candidates for the position.
The Falcons also requested to interview Detroit's chief operating officer Mike Disner for the new president position, according to the MMQB.com.
Matt Ryan and Josh Ellis are the other known candidates.
The Falcons requested permission to interview 49ers executive Josh Williams for the job of president of football, according to NFL Media.
Williams set to also interview with Dolphins for their opening at general manager. He was a finalist for the Jacksonville spot last season.
The Falcons have requested to interview 49ers executive Josh Williams for the president of football position, according to NFL Media.
Williams is set to also interview with the Dolphins. He was a finalist for the Jacksonville spot last season.
Former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who has no front office experience, is set to interview Thursday or Friday for the team's new president of football, according to NFL Media.
The Falcons are set to hire for the new president position, according to a letter sent to the team’s fans by owner Arthur Blank on Monday morning.
The team fired general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Raheem Morris on Sunday just hours after completing a season with an 8-9 record and finishing tied for first place in the NFC South.
It was the franchise’s eighth consecutive losing season. The Falcons have not been to the playoffs since 2017.
“We will be adding a new president of football from outside the organization,” Blank wrote in the letter that also was sent to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The leader in this new role will set the vision and identity for our team. Our new head coach and general manager will report to the new president of football.”
The Falcons will have to comply with the NFL's Rooney Rule requirements for interviewing minority candidates.
Currently, Ryan is a broadcaster with CBS. He was the Falcons' starting quaterback from 2008-21, starting 222 games for the team.
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