Raheem Morris of the Atlanta Falcons was the only NFL head coach absent from the annual photo of each HC during the annual March meetings.
Each March, NFL coaches, executives and owners will meet in Florida to discuss league business matters ahead of the NFL Draft. Brian McCarthy of NFL Communications posted the annual photo of 31 coaches together:
So, where was Raheem Morris while the photo was taken? According to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, the second-year Falcons HC was absent because of “weather-related travel issues.”
Morris was named the Falcons’ new head coach last year after a three-year stint as the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive coordinator. Morris was on Atlanta’s coaching staff from 2015 to 2020, finishing out the latter year as their interim HC after Dan Quinn was fired.
There are seven new head coaches for the 2025 NFL season: Ben Johnson (Chicago Bears), Kellen Moore (New Orleans Saints), Pete Carroll (Las Vegas Raiders), Brian Schottenheimer (Dallas Cowboys), Liam Coen (Jacksonville Jaguars), Aaron Glenn (New York Jets) and Mike Vrabel (Tennessee Titans).
Carroll, of course, was previously head coach of the Jets (1994), Patriots (1997-1999) and Seattle Seahawks (2010-2023). Vrabel coached the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023.
Raheem Morris & Falcons Look To Rebound From Miserable End To 2024
The Falcons entered 2024 as the trendy pick to win the NFC South after winning the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes in free agency. Atlanta jumped out to a promising 6-3 start and swept the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the season series, putting themselves in the driver’s seat for the division crown.
But Cousins’ play cratered down the stretch, prompting Raheem Morris to bench him in favor of rookie Michael Penix Jr. The Falcons finished 8-9 to extend their playoff drought to eight years, while the Bucs claimed their fourth straight division crown with a 10-7 record.
