After hiring Ryan Pace to be the team’s new senior personnel assistant on Thursday afternoon, it appears the Atlanta Falcons have filled another staff opening.
According to a report by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Falcons have hired Shawn Flaherty as an offensive line assistant.
Shawn Flaherty heads to the #Falcons as a member of their coaching staff after three seasons as an assistant with the #Dolphins. The son of longtime OL coach Pat Flaherty finds a second stop on his NFL coaching career. https://t.co/ijKY0gmOaB
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 24, 2022
Flaherty spent the past three years as an assistant coach in Miami. He’ll take the vacancy left by Chandler Henley, who coincidentally left Atlanta for a job with the Dolphins just over a week ago.
As for Pace, he’s got a ton of front office experience after serving as the general manager of the Chicago Bears from 2015-2021. Pace also has a long history with Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot from their time together in New Orleans.
The Falcons still need to hire a new wide receivers coach after the team parted with Dave Brock last week.
