Falcons add two more assistant coaches

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Former Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith agreed to terms with the Falcons to become their new head coach Friday.

Falcons coach Arthur Smith added two more assistants to his staff Tuesday.

Jon Hoke was named secondary coach, and Ted Monachino was named outside linebackers coach.

Hoke, 64, has coached in the NFL for 16 seasons. He most recently was in college at Maryland. He coached in the NFL with Tampa Bay (2016-18), Chicago (2009-14) and Houston (2002-08).

Monachino, 54, has coached for 14 seasons in the NFL. He has served as a senior defensive assistant and outside linebackers coach for the past two seasons (2019-20) for the Chicago Bears.

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