Report: Falcons expected to hire two defensive assistants
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Two more assistants were linked to the new Atlanta Falcons coaching staff on Tuesday.
As reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the team is expected to hire Jon Hoke, the defensive coordinator at the University of Maryland, to serve as defensive backs coach and Ted Monachino, formerly a defensive assistant for the Chicago Bears, to be the linebackers coach.
The #Falcons are expected to hire Maryland DC Jon Hoke as defensive backs coach and former #Bears assistant Ted Monachino as outside linebackers coach, per sources. A veteran staff coming together under DC Dean Pees.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 26, 2021
Prior to his two seasons as Maryland’s defensive coordinator, Hoke served as a defensive backs coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, and was the co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina.
Monachino spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, and Indianapolis Colts, before serving as an assistant and linebackers coach for the Bears the past two seasons.
New Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has already hired 11 assistant coaches, including all three coordinators.
