NFL world reacts to Falcons firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot

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Jan 4, 2026 - 22:42

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NFL world reacts to Falcons firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot

Raheem Morris is out as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons just hours after the team ended the season with a 19-17 win over the New Orleans Saints, capping off a four-game winning streak.

But that effort was just too little, too late after several mistakes that can at least partially be blamed on Morris sent what could have been a promising season for the Falcons off the rails. In addition to inconsistency, there were simply too many close games the team should have won but fell short.

Morris wasn't the only staff member eliminated by team owner Arthur Blank, either. The Falcons also fired general manager Terry Fontenot after five seasons in Atlanta. Blank put out a statement after firing Morris and Fontenot on Sunday night.

“I have great personal affinity for both Raheem and Terry and appreciate their hard work and dedication to the Falcons, but I believe we need new leadership in these roles moving forward,” said Blank. “The decision to move away from people who represent the organization so well and have a shared commitment to the values that are important to the organization is not an easy one, but the results on the field have not met our expectations or those of our fans and leadership. I wish Raheem and Terry the absolute best in their future pursuits.”

Fans around the NFL had a variety of reactions to the Falcons firing Morris and Fontenot:

Game management blunders and a terrible DC hire in year 1 made me cool on Raheem Morris quickly.

I thought he saved his job after the win today, but he did this to himself. https://t.co/Je9oT4JU6i— Grant (@grantsglimpse) January 5, 2026

Arthur Blank has to be the dumbest person on the planet right now. Raheem deserved 1 more year. We're never going to do anything with Blank at the top. Now the GM, yeah he needed to go a while back. https://t.co/NIAKFIsJY7— Coop 🇺🇸 (@realcoopwiiu) January 5, 2026

Raheem Morris screwed again. Hate to see it https://t.co/W5y0KapS1G— Crunch the Non-denominational (@CrunchCardwell) January 5, 2026

Cowboys should do their homework on Raheem Morris at defensive coordinator. https://t.co/FbVoT1punf— 🎙 (@theaveragevoter) January 5, 2026

Kyle Pitts reaction to the Atlanta Falcons firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot.

Maybe beat the Jets and he wouldn’t have been fired. #DirtyBirds pic.twitter.com/4fLV7Gmys0— Austin (@AustinPlanet) January 5, 2026

Sources: Matt Ryan is being strongly considered for a high-profile front-office role with the #Falcons, similar to what Detroit has with Chris Spielman.

The team recently hired Sportology to do a full organizational evaluation — which led to the GM/HC firing. We’ll see what… https://t.co/Wjdh6kzDqS pic.twitter.com/dh58Hs26Xl— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) January 5, 2026

Never have to listen to Terry Fontenot defenders again lfg— Freek Falcon (@FreekFalcon) January 5, 2026

Remember Terry Fontenot drafted this guy who almost got Matt Ryan killed on national television pic.twitter.com/5j7TehbHy4— IAMKINGEPP (@IAMKINGEPP) January 5, 2026