Overview
- Former Raiders coach Antonio Pierce met with the team Friday, becoming the ninth confirmed interview for the vacancy.
- Pierce is a CBS NFL studio analyst who went 9-17 as Las Vegas head coach after an interim stint, finishing 2024 at 4-13 before being fired.
- His background includes coaching at Arizona State and Long Beach Poly and a nine-year NFL playing career capped by a Super Bowl XLII win with the Giants.
- Atlanta has also interviewed Jeff Hafley, Jesse Minter, John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski, Mike McDaniel, Anthony Weaver, Klint Kubiak, and Aden Durde.
- Reports have linked Harbaugh to the Giants without formal confirmation, and separate local coverage notes the Falcons still need to fill their general manager position.