"The president of football position will be hired first, and Blank has interviews with several candidates in the next few days. Whomever gets hired as president of football will lead the interviews for the head coach and general manager candidates, Blank said. The Falcons fired head coach Raheem Morris and GM Terry Fontenot on Sunday night. One of those coaching candidates could be John Harbaugh, who was fired earlier this week by the Baltimore Ravens."
""John has been one of the most successful coaches in the last 20 years in our league," Blank said. "He has won at every level. And so, he would certainly be a candidate who we'd want to spend some time with. Whether or not [he has] an interest in Atlanta, I don't know." The firm Sportsology is assisting in the general manager search and the firm JRZ Partners will assist in the coaching search."
Owner Arthur Blank said the Falcons will interview former franchise quarterback Matt Ryan for a new "president of football" role. The president of football will be hired first and will lead interviews for head coach and general manager candidates. The Falcons fired head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot. John Harbaugh is among potential coaching candidates. The firm Sportsology will assist with the general manager search and JRZ Partners will assist with the coaching search. The president of football will ultimately lead those searches, hold the coach and general manager accountable, and report directly to Blank. Blank has interviews scheduled with several candidates in the next few days.
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