"On Monday morning, less than 24 hours after the team fired head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot, the team announced that they're moving McKay to a new role that seems like it will take him out of the Falcons orbit almost entirely. In corresponding moves, they're promoting Greg Beadles to CEO for the franchise and hiring a new president of football, a position we all expect to be filled by Matt Ryan."
"Instead of getting fired, though, McKay took on an even more prominent role as the President/CEO and then CEO, with a level of involvement in football operations and decision-making that has never been entirely clear. Along the way, McKay has been a prominent piece of the NFL's competition committee and one of Blank's most trusted lieutenants, overseeing efforts to secure funding for and build Mercedes-Benz Stadium and at least intermittently serving as a layer between Blank and the team's general manager and head coach."
Rich McKay served the Atlanta Falcons since 2003, initially as general manager, overseeing one playoff appearance and drafting players such as Roddy White and Jonathan Babineaux. A failed Bobby Petrino hire prompted Arthur Blank to replace McKay in football operations in 2008, after which McKay assumed President/CEO and CEO roles with substantial but sometimes opaque involvement in football decision-making. McKay participated on the NFL competition committee, helped secure funding and build Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and frequently acted as Blank's lieutenant between Blank and the team's general manager and head coach. The organization has moved McKay to a new role and promoted Greg Beadles to CEO amid recent coaching and GM changes.
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