1. Raheem Morris was born on September 3,1976 and is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
15 Facts About Raheem Morris
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Raheem Morris previously served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2011 and interim head coach of the Falcons in 2020.
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Raheem Morris graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in Physical Education in 1998 after playing safety at Hofstra from 1994 to 1997.
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In 1999, Raheem Morris was hired by Cornell University as their defensive backs coach and special teams assistant.
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Raheem Morris spent time in 2001 as an intern with the New York Jets.
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Raheem Morris spent one season with the Kansas State Wildcats in 2006, as defensive coordinator under then-head coach Ron Prince.
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In December 2008, it was announced that Raheem Morris would take over as defensive coordinator for the Buccaneers for the 2009 season after Monte Kiffin announced that he would be leaving the team to join his son, Lane Kiffin, at Tennessee.
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Just a month later on January 16,2009, head coach Jon Gruden was fired by the Buccaneers and Raheem Morris was named the team's head coach.
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Raheem Morris had interviewed for head coach with the Denver Broncos before being hired by Tampa Bay.
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On November 24,2009, Raheem Morris took over defensive coordinator duties after relieving Jim Bates of his duties.
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Raheem Morris was incensed because the sack would have forced the Panthers into a 3rd-and-14 situation.
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On January 11,2012, Raheem Morris was hired by the Washington Redskins as their defensive backs coach, a position he held until the end of the 2014 season.
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On November 4,2019, Raheem Morris was reassigned to secondary coach.
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On December 27,2019, Raheem Morris was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2020 NFL season.
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On January 21,2021, Raheem Morris was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as defensive coordinator under head coach Sean McVay, replacing Brandon Staley, who left to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.