Falcons Land Kevin Stefanski As HC
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Falcons Land Kevin Stefanski As HCThe Falcons are hiring Kevin Stefanski as their new HC. He's expected to retain DC Jeff Ulbrich and bring Tommy Rees with him from Cleveland to serve as OC, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Stefanski spent the past six seasons as Browns HC, compiling a 45-56 record. He went 37-30 with two playoff appearances over the first four years, the first of two coming with QB Baker Mayfield. Stefanski was in Minnesota for 14 seasons prior to Cleveland, serving as OC in his final year there. That 2019 Vikings team was quarterbacked by Kirk Cousins, who remains signed with the Falcons as of now. QB Michael Penix is also on the roster but is working back from ACL surgery that's expected to sideline him into August. QB is the big question for Atlanta heading into 2026. But Stefanski will be armed with a sturdy offensive line and a pair of high-end skill players in RB Bijan Robinson and WR Drake London.
Lions are interviewing Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson for their offensive coordinator vacancy.Robinson is from the Sean McVay coaching tree and has spent the last two seasons as the Falcons' offensive coordinator. Though the mixture of Michael Penix Jr. and Kirk Cousins at quarterback did not work out, Robinson got productive seasons out of Drake London and Kyle Pitts to go along with a dual All-Pro 2025 season from Bijan Robinson. The Lions are continuing to look for a new offensive coordinator and Robinson has some history with Jared Goff from their days with the Rams.
Falcons completed an interview with former Ravens head coach John Harbaugh for their head-coaching vacancy.It's the first known interview for Harbaugh, who apparently did not leak his schedule to the entire insider crew at NFL Network. It would make sense for him to view this as one of the most appealing jobs out there despite the unsettled nature of the quarterback position, as the Falcons tied for the NFC South "lead" at 8-9 this year and have stars like Bijan Robinson and Drake London on tap along with a rising defense. We suspect we'll be blurbing a lot more about this Harbaugh character over the next few days. He seems to be the first domino for most coaching searches.
Tetairoa McMillan caught 5-of-7 targets for 81 yards in Carolina's Wild Card Round loss to the Rams.McMillan against light Rams cornerback Emmanuel Forbes was an instant smash hit for the Panthers whenever they could manage to create that matchup. The big-bodied receiver won over the middle and had 20 yards after the catch. He's an interesting receiver heading into his sophomore season -- the flashes are obvious and he clearly looks the part of a future Drake London-type. McMillan also failed to really spike a huge target week in Carolina's low-volume passing attack, managing just four games over nine targets and maxing out at 12. There's also the (admittedly remote) possibility that Jalen Coker makes a real move on some of his volume after his breakout game in the Wild Card. We'd bet on modest improvements, perhaps enough to hit the WR1 line, in McMillan's second season.