The Chicago Bears playing in the nightcap of the divisional round’s Sunday slate of games means we get to touch on some NFL news before we bundle up and Bear Down.
Falcons hire Kevin Stefanski as new head coach
One day after the New York Giants made headlines in the NFL news cycle for hiring John Harbaugh, the Atlanta Falcons made the second coaching hire of the offseason by bringing in Kevin Stefanski. The two-time NFL Coach of the Year replaces Raheem Morris, who was let go earlier...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The weekend started with everyone around the NFL wondering when John Harbaugh would officially take the New York Giants job, a lot of questions in the head coaching carousel, and the Conference Championship participants up in the air. As early Sunday afternoon rolled around, Harbaugh had signed, Kevin Stefanski was headed to the Atlanta Falcons […]
From Dawgs By Nature
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Lost in the shuffle of the weekend, sandwiched in between a Sam Darnold oblique injury and a 41-6 desecration of the Bay Area, a head coaching hire took place. One with at least some potential implications to the Seattle Seahawks. The Atlanta Falcons hired Kevin Stefanski, becoming the second franchise to fill their vacancy and […]
From Field Gulls
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The Miami Dolphins continue their search for a new head coach on Sunday with a scheduled virtual interview with Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady. The interview comes a day after Buffalo was eliminated from the playoffs with a loss to the Denver Broncos in the Divisional Round. It also comes just a day before […]
From The Phinsider
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One of the Baltimore Ravens’ top head coaching candidates is off the board. Kevin Stefanski has been hired as the next head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, taking him out of the running to replace John Harbaugh in Baltimore. Stefanski interviewed with the Ravens on January 9, and multiple reports in recent days indicated that […]
From Baltimore Beatdown
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After a search that saw the Falcons interview or request interviews with close to a dozen candidates, the team has hired Kevin Stefanski, making the former Browns head man and Vikings offensive coordinator the 14th full-time head coach in franchise history. Matt Ryan’s first and arguably most consequential hire as president of football for the […]
From The Falcoholic
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Before the season officially kicked off and after the Atlanta Falcons set their initial 53-man roster, I had three questions I felt could make or break the team’s season. As it turns out, these were the right questions to ask, as the Falcons answers to each of them had a major impact on their 2025 […]
From The Falcoholic
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The NFL postseason is a busy time for playoff teams, but also for those teams set to reset their organizations after previous shortcomings. For many offensive and defensive coordinators in the playoffs, January is a month filled with stressful game planning but also prepping for potentially life-changing head coaching interviews. That’s true of Buffalo Bills […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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Atlanta’s been on a run with defensive-minded head coaching candidates of late, completing interviews late this week with ex-Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, and Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. They’ll mix things up with an offensive-minded candidate on Sunday. Per NFL insider Albert Breer, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady […]
From The Falcoholic
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The Eagles are getting the search for a new offensive coordinator underway, and after revealing a bit of the process in their end-of-season press conference, they will hold their first interview on Friday with Falcons OC Zac Robinson. Robinson is a former NFL quarterback, who was drafted by the Patriots in the 2010 NFL Draft […]
From Bleeding Green Nation
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The Ian Cunningham situation has been put on the back-burner around here for obvious reasons.
So, let’s play catch-up while we have a moment:
Cunningham, the Bears’ assistant general manager, interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons for the team’s president of football position last Friday.
Shortly after Cunningham’s interview, the Falcons hired retired quarterback (and franchise legend) Matt Ryan as the president of football. Based on the verbiage used by Falcons owner Arthur...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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After arguably the most eventful conclusion to a Falcons’ season where they didn’t reach the playoffs, it’s an opportune time to look back on the past season’s high points and take a brief look into the offseason. The daily conversations about the significant organizational changes and latest updates in the search for a new head […]
From The Falcoholic
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The Detroit Lions offensive coordinator search has reached a fifth publicly-known candidate. According to Ian Rapoport, the Detroit Lions will be hosting former Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson for an in-person interview for the vacancy on Thursday. Robinson was one of the five primary candidates on our initial 13 OC candidates for the Lions. Here’s […]
From Pride Of Detroit
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Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is a popular candidate for a ton of coaching vacancies this cycle. Not only has he interviewed for the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator position, but this week, he’ll complete interviews with the Browns, Falcons, Titans, and Ravens for their head coaching position. He’s also reportedly interviewing for the […]
From Pride Of Detroit
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Shough Makes Super Bowl Promise After Falcons Loss Sparks Louisiana Debate New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough is making headlines across the NFL after delivering a strikingly bold postgame message about his team’s championship ambitions. Following a hard-fought 19-17 road loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18 on January 4, Shough stunned reporters […]
From Gridiron Experts
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It was reported last night that John Harbaugh is expected to interview with the New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, and Tennessee Titans this week. This morning, Ian Rapoport is reporting that he will interview first with the Giants today. Rapoport says that is a good sign for the Giants. To me, the Giants have always […]
From Music City Miracles
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Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is now the team’s new president of football, jump-starting hopefully another successful era of Falcons football under his watch. This time, Ryan will be guiding the team from the front office rather than the field. Ryan’s position will entail guiding a yet-to-be-named general manager and head coach. It remains […]
From The Falcoholic
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A Falcon once more, Matt Ryan now has to build a winner instead of passing his way to victories. It’s a new challenge for a former player who was once at the top of his profession and finds himself back there, this time with a fresh set of questions. Can he build a winning Falcons […]
From The Falcoholic
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The Falcons announced Matt Ryan as the new president of football on Tuesday. Kevin Knight and Tre’Shon Diaz discuss their thoughts on the hire, Ryan’s opening presser, and break down their top choices for Atlanta’s general manager and head coaching searches. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of the Dirty Birds and Brews podcast! You […]
From The Falcoholic
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Hoping for Brian Flores Commanders request interview with Falcons QB coach D.J. Williams Former Cardinals HC/Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon scheduled for DC interview First QB coach interview request reported Dennard Wilson interviewed for DC Dennard Wilson is a veteran NFL coach who was the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans the last two seasons. He […]
From Hogs Haven
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Atlanta’s list of candidates keeps growing, and they’re not shying away from scouring the ranks of defensive-minded coaches for their head coach vacancy. The latest candidate is an interesting one, as the team is one of eight (!) to request an interview with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. The longtime Harbaugh disciple—he was with John […]
From The Falcoholic
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Commanders request interview with Falcons QB coach D.J. Williams Former Cardinals HC/Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon scheduled for DC interview First QB coach interview request reported Dennard Wilson interviewed for DC Dennard Wilson is a veteran NFL coach who was the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans the last two seasons. He is the latest name […]
From Hogs Haven
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John Harbaugh was bound to be a candidate of interest for every single team with an opening. Over 18 years in Baltimore, Harbaugh went 180-113 with a 13-11 postseason record, including a Super Bowl win back in 2012. He only had three seasons of under-.500 ball in that span, presided over some truly great teams […]
From The Falcoholic
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The Atlanta Falcons are building a deep list of candidates to interview for head coach, the same approach they took in 2024 before landing on Raheem Morris. Some of the same faces are popping up in this search, too. One of them in Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. The team conducted two interviews with him […]
From The Falcoholic
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The Falcons announced Sunday that former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has interviewed for the vacant head coach position in Atlanta. From the team’s release: Stefanski spent the past six seasons (2020-25) as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Prior to the Browns, Stefanski spent 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, where he began his NFL coaching career as the assistant to the […]
From The Falcoholic
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