ATLANTA — New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said Monday his interview for the Atlanta Falcons’ coaching vacancy was “fine.”
McDaniels also interviewed with the San Francisco 49ers last week. In his weekly conference call, he described the interviews as “initial meetings.”
“They were fine,” McDaniels said. “It’s part of the process and (you’re) always obviously privileged that anybody wants to speak with you about anything like that.”
The Falcons are expected to interview former Jets coach Rex Ryan on Tuesday. Ryan had two interviews with Atlanta before the team hired Mike Smith in 2008.
Smith was fired last week following a 6-10 finish in 2014.
McDaniels would bring another Patriots connection to an Atlanta franchise already heavily influenced by New England’s philosophies.
Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff was New England’s director of college scouting before he came to Atlanta in 2008.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less