Vikings request to interview Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris for head coaching job

Raheem Morris was the Falcons interim head coach in 2020.Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris reportedly didn't have requests from any of the NFL's eight active head-coaching searches until Tuesday, the day after his defense held the Cardinals offense scoreless through nearly 41 minutes of the Rams' 34-11 win in the NFC wild-card playoff round on Monday night.

On Tuesday, Morris, the 45-year-old former Buccaneers and interim Falcons head coach, became the eighth known candidate the Vikings' search team has requested to interview for its head coaching job, according to a league source.

Morris is free to talk immediately because the Rams played their initial playoff game. But follow-up…