The Atlanta Falcons on Saturday named former longtime quarterback Matt Ryan to the newly created role of president of football.

Ryan, who holds most of the team’s passing records after he spent 14 years as the starter, was announced to the new role after interviewing on Friday.

Ryan will be responsible for leading the search for the Falcons’ new coach and general manager. Each new hire will report directly to Ryan, who will leave his role as NFL analyst with CBS.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank on Thursday confirmed the team’s interest in Ryan. The team interviewed candidates for only two days before hiring Ryan.

Ryan was the Falcons’ starting quarterback from 2008-21 and was named the 2016 NFL MVP after leading the team to the Super Bowl. He holds most of the team’s major passing records, including yards, touchdown passes and completions, and he retired following one season with the Indianapolis Colts.

“Arthur gave me the chance of a lifetime almost twenty years ago, and he’s done it again today,” Ryan said in a statement released by the team. “While I appreciate the time I had with the Colts and with CBS, I’ve always been a Falcon. It feels great to be home.”

COACHING SEARCHES

Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak interviewed with the Miami Dolphins for their head coaching vacancy.

With a new general manager in place in Jon-Eric Sullivan, the Dolphins began reaching out to potential candidates to replace coach Mike McDaniel, who was fired on Thursday after four seasons in Miami.

Sullivan agreed on Friday to become Miami’s GM, taking over the role of Chris Grier, who was fired in October after a decade-long run leading the franchise.

Kubiak is the first coaching candidate the Dolphins have publicly announced they’ve been in contact with, but more interviews will likely be completed in the coming days.

Kubiak is in his first season as Seattle’s offensive coordinator after spending one year with the New Orleans Saints in the same role. He’s also been an offensive coordinator with Minnesota. Kubiak is the son of former NFL coach Gary Kubiak, who led Denver to a Super Bowl victory a decade ago.

The 38-year-old Kubiak also recently interviewed with Baltimore and Atlanta for their head coaching vacancies. Seattle has a playoff bye this weekend as the top-seeded team in the AFC.

The Dolphins have been linked to former Baltimore coach John Harbaugh, who was fired this week.

The Tennessee Titans concluded their first week of their search for a new coach by interviewing two-time AP NFL Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski.

The Titans announced they had wrapped up interviews with seven candidates to start the process of hiring a second head coach in two years.

Stefanski, 43, is the third to interview in person with the Titans. He was fired Monday by Cleveland with a 46-58 record and two playoff berths in 2020 and 2023 only to go 5-12 this season. He led the Browns to a wild-card win over Pittsburgh in the 2020 season.

The Ravens interviewed Stefanski for their open coaching job Friday.

The Titans also met in person with interim coach Mike McCoy, who went 2-9 replacing Brian Callahan when fired Oct. 13, and former Dallas head coach Jason Garrett on Friday.

The Titans also have requested interviews with Mike McDaniel, fired by the Miami Dolphins, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula.