Michael Bearden

Coaching Fellow/Offensive Assistant, Atlanta Falcons (ATL).

Quick Facts

• Role: Coaching Fellow/Offensive Assistant
• Team: Atlanta Falcons (ATL)
• NFL experience: Not listed
• Reports to: Kevin Stefanski (Head Coach)
• Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees

Background

The Atlanta Falcons hired Michael Bearden as the team's Ollie Wilson coaching fellow/offensive assistant on Jan. 30, 2026. He spent 2025 with the Cleveland Browns in the Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship, working primarily with the offense and quarterbacks. Bearden previously spent two seasons (2024-25) at Notre Dame as assistant wide receivers coach, helping the team reach the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship, and had roles at UCLA and a Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Chicago Bears. He graduated from Northwestern.