Arthur Smith’s Falcons tenure is over after just three seasons, as they fired him following a 7-10 campaign that ended with a blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints and Smith getting into a verbal confrontation with Dennis Allen over a late scored touchdown that the Saints head coach never approved.
During his tenure, the Falcons finished 7-10 in each of his three seasons. He completes his tenure in Atlanta with an overall record of 21-30.
Shortly after the announcement of his firing, sports talk shows began to speak on it, and that included NFL Network.
The Network posted a tweet of Smith’s firing and then proceeded to do him dirty by showing the “FedEx player of the year.”
NFL Network made a reference to FedEx immediately after its report of Arthur Smith, the son of company founder Frederick W. Smith, being fired as the Atlanta Falcons’ head coach.
“Oh this is not nice,” ‘NFL GameDay’ host Chris Rose said, acknowledging Smith’s ties to the company as the graphic is shown. “But this is what we’ve got to do sometimes, people.”
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Smith’s firing came hours after the Falcons lost, 48-17, to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
“Decisions like this are never easy and they never feel good,” Blank said. “We have profound respect for Coach Smith and appreciate all the hard work and dedication he has put into the Falcons over the last three years. He has been part of building a good culture in our football team, but the results on the field have not met our expectations. After significant thought and reflection, we have determined the best way forward for our team is new leadership in the head coaching position.”
The search for a new head coach of the Falcons will begin immediately.
