It’s Week 18, and few games carry much meaning—but that wasn’t the case for the matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints.
While the fate of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers hung in the balance, the future of Falcons head coach Raheem Morris was also up in the air—but it has now been decided.
Morris was fired Sunday evening along with general manager Terry Fontenot.
And after today’s events, it doesn’t come as much of a shock.
Cameras caught Falcons star wide receiver Drake London appearing to be fed up with his coach.
London scored a touchdown, and Morris went over to speak with him, but London wanted no part of the conversation.
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He then went to the bench, where another coach was waiting, and the two appeared to exchange heated words in a brief shouting match.
Atlanta fans looked to be in agreement with London regarding the coaching staff.
“The whole locker room knows Raheem is a joke,” one fan commented on X.
“Yeah he’s tired of this team… can’t say I blame him,” another fan chimed in.
“Fire Raheem Morris,” one more simply added.
Atlanta won 19-17, giving the Panthers the NFC South crown for the first time since 2015.
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London had another strong seasonCredit: Getty
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Morris is out in AtlantaCredit: Getty
Bryce Young and the young Carolina squad are going dancing.
Meanwhile for the Dirty Birds, they finished the season at a disappointing 8–9 and have missed the postseason once again.
In a season of ‘what-ifs’ for Atlanta, the biggest one is probably inexplicably losing to the New York Jets 27-24.
If they had won that game then today would have clinched them the division for the first time since 2017. Instead, it’s another January spent on the couch.
Owner Arthur Blank had enough and sweeping changes are now underway in Atlanta.
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