Raheem Morris, fired this week by the Atlanta Falcons, is interviewing for the New York Giants head coaching vacancy on Thursday.
Per Dianna Russini of The Athletic, Morris had dinner with members of the Giants organization on Wednesday evening and is in the building for a full in-person interview on Thursday.
Former Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski had dinner with the Giants on Tuesday evening and completed his in-person interview on Wednesday.
Former Giants linebacker and Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce is expected to dine with Giants’ brass Thursday night and complete his in-person interview on Friday.
Coaches who are not currently affiliated with teams are the only ones who can interview in person at this time, per NFL rules on head coaching hires.
Morris is 37-56 (.398 winning percentage) as an NFL head coach. He went 17-31 from 2009-2011 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and was 16-18 the last two seasons with the Falcons. He also served as Atlanta’s interim head coach for most of the 2020 season, going 4-7.
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