Photos: Falcons hire Raheem Morris as head coach

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Photos: Falcons hire Raheem Morris as head coach

Photos of new Falcons head coach Raheem Morris.

The Falcons have hired Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their new head coach Thursday. Morris is a former Falcons assistant and interim head coach. Take a look at photos of Morris throughout his NFL career.

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank embraces then-interim head coach Raheem Morris before game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

Atlanta Falcons then-interim head coach Raheem Morris works during the first half against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Danny Karnik/AP)

Falcons assistant Raheem Morris and wide receiver Justin Hardy celebrate a 36-20 victory over the Seahawks on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris gets ready to face the Rams during COVID on Oct 25, 2020, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris calls a player to the sideline during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Houston Texans Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) embraces interim head coach Raheem Morris before the first half of a game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

Falcons interim head coach Raheem Morris (left) greets wide receiver Calvin Ridley with a fist-bump on the sidelines after Ridley's second-quarter touchdown catch against the Detroit Lions Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, right, stands next to head coach Sean McVay on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, right, talks to cornerback Tre Tomlinson (6) during the NFL football team's organized team activities Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris during an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris watch his players during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris smiles during an NFL football practice Friday, June 4, 2021, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) shares a light moment with Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris after an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

In this Dec. 6, 2015, file photo, Falcons assistant head coach Raheem Morris is shown before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Falcons assistant coach Raheem Morris (left) stands with head coach Dan Quinn during a game against Tampa Bay. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Falcons assistant head coach Raheem Morris watches over practice as the team opens a three-day minicamp on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Flowery Branch. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, left, jokes around with defensive backfield coach Raheem Morris after an NFL football practice at Redskins Park, on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Washington Redskins new assistant coach Raheem Morris throws the ball during NFL football practice at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Wednesday, June 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris, right, greets referee Bill Leavy (127) before an NFL football game between the Buccaneers and the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Russell)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris right, yells at line judge Mark Steinkerchner, left, during the third quarter of their NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris, right, talks with defensive line coach Keith Millard on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris watches in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Frederick Breedon)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris, center, watches his team work out during training camp Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

Steelers quarterback Byron Lefwich, left, hugs Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris before an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris before an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount (27) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris embrace before an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays Friday, May 1, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris is doused at the conclusion of the Buccaneers' first win of the season in an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

Raheem Morris, left, and Nicole Marie Moulton arrive at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris smiles as he is introduced to the media during a news conference Saturday afternoon Jan. 17, 2009 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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The Falcons have hired Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their new head coach Thursday. Morris is a former Falcons assistant and interim head coach. Take a look at photos of Morris throughout his NFL career.

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