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Report: Sarkisian spurns Arizona to head back to Alabama

Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian calls a play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian calls a play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

By D. Orlando Ledbetter

Jan 13, 2019

Former Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is set to turn down an offer from the Arizona Cardinals to return to the college ranks with Alabama, according to an ESPN report.

After two seasons with the Falcons, Sarkisian was fired on Dec. 31. Cardinals new coach Kliff Kingsbury wants to call his own plays and that would have made the offensive coordinator position less attractive to Sarkisian, who was on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama before joining the Falcons.

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D. Orlando Ledbetter

D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. is the award-winning Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the newspaper and has been on the staff since 2003. D. Orlando strives to provide inside information into the Falcons and the NFL. He finds the most joy in providing insight into the team, coaching moves, offseason business moves, draft and games.

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