"Pierce also interviewed with the Giants, and may well be leaping from the booth to a coaching staff even if he doesn't land a head coaching gig this offseason. The longtime linebacker entered the coaching ranks as a high school head coach in 2014, jumping into the college ranks as a linebackers coach and then associate head coach at Arizona State from 2018-2021 before Josh McDaniels hired him as the Raiders linebackers coach in 2022."
"Pierce would be the hire if the Falcons felt he could take the team as built and turn it around with his energy and philosophy. It's fair to say that does seem like a long shot with extremely experienced candidates like John Harbaugh in the mix and offensive-minded head coaches like Kevin Stefanski and Mike McDaniel coming available, given the team's needs, but they've been scouring available defensive-minded options who have a history of either building great defenses or leading NFL teams."
The Atlanta Falcons will interview former Raiders head coach and CBS analyst Antonio Pierce for their head coaching vacancy later this week. Pierce began coaching as a high school head coach in 2014 and moved to college as a linebackers coach and associate head coach at Arizona State from 2018–2021. Josh McDaniels hired him as the Raiders linebackers coach in 2022, and Pierce became interim head coach in 2023 before being named full-time head coach in 2024. He was fired after a 4–13 season, which looks relatively better compared with the Pete Carroll-led Raiders' 2025 struggles. Pierce's working relationship with Ryan could give him an advantage, but veteran and offensive-minded candidates present stiff competition.
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