Falcons name four assistants to coaching staff
The new Atlanta Falcons coaching staff is coming right together. The team named three coordinators — Dean Pees, Dave Ragone and Marquice Williams — on Thursday. On Friday, four more assistant coaches came aboard Arthur Smith’s staff.
Atlanta hired Charles London as quarterbacks coach and Frank Bush as linebackers coach. Dwayne Ledford was brought on as the offensive line coach and the team will retain Danny Breyer as an offensive assistant.
We have added four coaches to our coaching staff.
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Bush served as the Jets defensive coordinator for the final four games of 2020 after the team fired Greg Williams. His 30-year track record as a coach will bring some much-needed experience to this Falcons staff.
London was the running backs coach for the Chicago Bears for the past three years. Atlanta already poached passing game coordinator Dave Ragone from Chicago on Thursday. London also coached for the Houston Texans and prior to that, at Penn State.
Ledford has served as the offensive coordinator at Louisville since 2018. He’s played but never coached in the NFL as an offensive lineman for the 49ers, Jaguars, Panthers and Browns.
Breyer, a former analytics assistant for the Buccaneers, joined the Falcons staff as an offensive assistant last season. He will be retained in 2021.
