Tag: Shawn Flaherty

Former Dolphins assistant coach joins Falcons staff

He was pretty close with Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe.

The Miami Dolphins have overhauled most of the coaching staff with Mike McDaniel taking over as their head coach, and while some coaches remained on after Brian Flores’ firing, most had to find new jobs.

On Thursday, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo confirmed that former Dolphins assistant offensive line coach Shawn Flaherty would be joining the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff. Flaherty had been with Miami for all three seasons of Flores’ tenure, which wasn’t the most common occurrence.

Flaherty’s Instagram account has a number of pictures with tight ends Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe, so it’s not that surprising to learn that the former gave the coach a bit of a shoutout.

In Atlanta, Flaherty will reportedly fill that same assistant offensive line role that he did in Miami, as he takes over for Chandler Henley, who actually left to become the Dolphins assistant quarterbacks coach this offseason.

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Falcons to hire Shawn Flaherty as offensive line assistant

Flaherty, a former Miami assistant, fills the vacancy left by Chandler Henley, who took a position with the Dolphins.

After hiring Ryan Pace to be the team’s new senior personnel assistant on Thursday afternoon, it appears the Atlanta Falcons have filled another staff opening.

According to a report by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Falcons have hired Shawn Flaherty as an offensive line assistant.

Flaherty spent the past three years as an assistant coach in Miami. He’ll take the vacancy left by Chandler Henley, who coincidentally left Atlanta for a job with the Dolphins just over a week ago.

As for Pace, he’s got a ton of front office experience after serving as the general manager of the Chicago Bears from 2015-2021. Pace also has a long history with Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot from their time together in New Orleans.

The Falcons still need to hire a new wide receivers coach after the team parted with Dave Brock last week.

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