Falcons fire Smith
The Atlanta Falcons fire head coach Mike Smith after a 34-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Falcons owner Arthur Blank:
I would tell you that probably including my 23 years at Home Depot, this was the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make. And I mean that very sincerely. It was complicated by the deepest respect that I had, we all had, for Smitty.