Dan Quinn says being Falcons coach was ‘the privilege of a lifetime’

The Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Dan Quinn following the team’s fifth loss of the season in Week 5.

The Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Dan Quinn following the team’s fifth loss of the season in Week 5. While many fans felt it was time for a change, Quinn never made excuses and never lost the respect of his players in the locker room.

On Wednesday, the team’s Twitter account released a letter from Quinn addressed to the city of Atlanta in which he called coaching the Falcons “the privilege of a lifetime.” Read the full letter below.

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