{"id":746267,"date":"2026-02-12T04:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T04:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/746267\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T04:19:19","slug":"falcons-hiring-former-panthers-coach-lb-chase-blackburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/746267\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons hiring former Panthers coach, LB Chase Blackburn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 11, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A division rival has reportedly swooped up a former Carolina Panther.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/atlanta-falcons\/323\" data-autotag=\"55e278ca-caf0-429b-8b4a-caeb78bff5ff\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2021714673326829850?s=20\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">hiring<\/a> Chase Blackburn as their assistant special teams coach. The former linebacker both played and coached for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" data-autotag=\"8afac4d1-41b4-4302-b154-b45f5b48a0d2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Panthers<\/a> between 2013 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Blackburn got his first shot in Carolina after beginning his playing career with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Giants<\/a>, a tenure that lasted from 2005 to 2012. In two seasons with the Panthers, he amassed 39 combined tackles and nine starts over a total of 19 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Two years after retiring, Blackburn was hired as an assistant special teams coach by Carolina. He&#8217;d be promoted to special teams coordinator in 2018, a position he held through the 2021 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He&#8217;s since picked up stops as the assistant special teams coach for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee-titans\/336\" data-autotag=\"f9731e2d-52ac-46db-9b52-ab518dbe13b4\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> (2022) and the special teams coordinator for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> (2023 to 2025).<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 11, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET A division rival has reportedly swooped up a former Carolina Panther. 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