Report: Falcons will hire former Cowboys DBs coach Jerome Henderson as passing game coordinator

The Falcons interviewed Jerome Henderson, who has served as the defensive backs coach for the Dallas Cowboys, for an unspecified position. That briefly kicked off a frenzy when no one could figure out whether they were trying to add him to be the news defensive coordinator, but per Ian Rapoport, Henderson's still isn't making a lateral move.

#Falcons are set to hire former #Cowboys DBs coach Jerome Henderson as passing game coordinator on D, I'm told. Will cause some tinkering

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 24, 2016

Raheem Morris is now the wide receivers coach. I'll write that up.

The second thing is that this looks like a nice hire, even with the shuffling to come. Henderson was well-regarded, did some quality work with a less-than-stellar Dallas defense, and gets to work closely with rising star Marquand Manuel. The Falcons' secondary, at least, should continue to be a strength. Maybe he'll get more out of the linebackers in coverage? Maybe?

Let's preemptively welcome Henderson to Atlanta.