Jimmy Lake, the embattled former University of Washington football coach, is looking for work once more after the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday fired him as their defensive coordinator. Lake lasted just a season with the NFL franchise in his big rebound job after previously failing to make it through two seasons as the Husky head coach in 2021.

The Atlanta Falcons fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake after one season, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported on Saturday afternoon. Head coach Raheem Morris left the door open for potential coaching changes during his Monday press conference. Morris was non-committal when asked if the team would retain Lake as defensive coordinator.

Lake’s future seemed tenuous when head coach Raheem Morris was critical of the defensive effort in the season-ending loss to Carolina.