Falcons interview NFC South defensive coordinator for coaching vacancy

The Atlanta Falcons are keeping NFC south rivals in mind in their search for a new head coach after firing Arthur Smith.

Following another disappointing season that resulted in a missed opportunity at the playoffs, the Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Arthur Smith and are now searching for and wide for the next candidate to patrol their sidelines. Smith had coached the Falcons since 2021, but three straight seven-win seasons spelled his downfall as Atlanta’s head coach and opened the door for several new candidates to interview for the vacancy.

On Sunday, it was announced that Atlanta was including some of their NFC South rivals in mind in their coaching search, including the Carolina Panthers. The team announced in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that they would be interviewing Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero for the position.