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Raheem Morris and Joe Brady latest to interview for Falcons' head coach opening

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Add Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinato­r Raheem Morris and Buffalo Bills interim offensive coordinato­r Joe Brady to the list of candidates who have interviewe­d with the Atlanta Falcons for their head coaching position.

The team said Saturday that both Morris and Brady completed virtual interviews, making them the 10th and 11th candidates to replace Arthur Smith, who was fired after a third straight sevenwin season.

Four of the candidates — Morris, Bill Belichick, Jim Harbaugh and Steve Wilks — have NFL head-coaching experience.

The Falcons interviewe­d Belichick for the second time on Friday.

The Falcons are believed to be the fifth team to have scheduled an interview with Morris, following the Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Chargers, per multiple reports.

Morris, 47, has spent the past three years as the defensive coordinato­r for the Rams. He was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2011.

He also served as the interim head coach after Dan Quinn was fired from the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. Prior to Quinn's firing, Morris served in multiple roles for the Falcons starting in 2015, including passing game coordinato­r, wide receivers coach, defensive coordinato­r and assistant head coach.

He has two Super Bowl wins as part of the staff of the 2021 Rams and the 2002 Buccaneers.

Brady, 34, interviewe­d virtually, one day before the Bills host the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC divisional round playoff game.

Brady is in his second season as Buffalo's quarterbac­ks coach and became the interim offensive coordinato­r in mid-November when offensive coordinato­r Ken Dorsey was fired.

Brady also served as the Carolina Panthers' offensive coordinato­r for two seasons (2020-21). He was an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints for two seasons (2017-18) and spent the 2019 season as passing coordinato­r for LSU's national championsh­ip team.

The others to interview with Atlanta are Philadelph­ia Eagles offensive coordinato­r Brian Johnson, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinato­r Mike Macdonald, Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinato­r Brian Callahan, Carolina Panthers defensive coordinato­r Ejiro Evero, Ravens assistant head coach/defensive line coach Anthony Weaver and Detroit Lions defensive coordinato­r Aaron Glenn.

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