Thomas promoted to Falcons interim coach (AP)
Published 12/12/2007 at Yahoo! Sports - NFL News
Atlanta Falcons assistant Emmitt Thomas was promoted Wednesday to interim head coach for the final three games of the regular season. He replaces Bobby Petrino, who resigned to become coach at Arkansas. A 64-year-old assistant with the Falcons since 2002, Thomas has no previous experience as a head coach, but has 28 years in coaching.
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