You can add the name of Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris to the list of potential candidates to become the next head coach of the Washington Commanders.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Commanders have requested permission to speak with Morris for their vacant head coaching position.
Commanders requested permission to interview Rams’ DC Raheem Morris for their head coach job, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 8, 2024
Morris, 47, has an impressive resume. He began his NFL coaching career in 2002 with Tampa Bay as a quality control assistant. He spent four seasons with the Buccaneers before accepting the defensive coordinator position at Kansas State in 2006.
He returned to the Bucs in 2007 as defensive backs coach under Jon Gruden. When Gruden was fired at the end of the 2009 season, Morris was promoted to head coach in 2009. In three seasons as head coach, Morris had a record of 17-31. In 2020, he was named interim head coach of the Falcons, where he had a record of 4-7.
After his stint as head coach of Tampa Bay, Morris served as Washington’s secondary coach for three seasons from 2012-14. For two years, he was on the staff of Mike Shanahan, along with Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur and Sean McVay. Jay Gruden retained Morris in 2014.
In 2015, Morris moved on to Atlanta, serving in multiple roles until his interim head coaching stint in 2020.
He was named the Rams defensive coordinator in 2021.
