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The long-time coach, Dirk Koetter, calls it a career.
The 61-year-old Koetter, who has spent the past two seasons as the Falcons’ offensive coordinator, wrote on Facebook that he decided to quit coaching and move back to Idaho, where he grew up.
“After 39 seasons of coaching football, it’s time to move on to the next phase of my life. From 1982 on Highland High through the 2020 season with the Atlanta Falcons, it was nothing but football all year round, with not nearly enough time for anything else, especially not for family, ”writes Koetter, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.
Koetter was the head coach of the Buccaneers from 2016 to 2018 and attacking coordinator of the Jaguars from 2007 to 2011, as well as a previous period as attacking coordinator of the Falcons from 2012 to 2014, and one year as attacking coordinator of the Buccaneers 2015. He was also head coach at Boise State from 1998 to 2000 and at Arizona State from 2001 to 2006.