Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich has been named the Falcons new defensive coordinator, returning to Atlanta where he coached as an assistant from 2015 to 2020.

Head coach Raheem Morris was asked if the Falcons planned to retain ... Before serving one year as the assistant head coach of the Los Angeles Rams in 2023, he spent eight years at the University of Washington where he worked his way up from defensive ...

This is the first time since 2013 that the Rams didn't have Aaron Donald leading the defense, as the former defensive star retired before the season. While many people believed Los Angeles would take a step back without the future hall-of-famer, the Rams instead remade their defense by nailing draft selections.

In a rather surprising move, the Atlanta Falcons have announced that they're making a chance at defensive coordinator. According to NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, the Falcons are firing defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake after just one year with the team.

“The light at the end of the tunnel for us, despite how bad and poor we played on defense or anywhere is the quarterback,” Morris said. “Michael Penix is certainly outstanding. He certainly one of the guys that's going to play in this league and absolutely dominate for us as long as we allow him.”

The Atlanta Falcons have interviewed seven candidates for their defensive coordinator vacancy, and six share the same trait: experience with NFL play-calling.

Morris has a second chance to get his defensive coordinator hire right. He needs to go after someone with more job-specific experience than his first hire had.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams are set to square off at Lincoln Financial Field in the divisional round of the playoffs.  Whichever team comes out on top will advance to the NFC championship game and play the winner of Saturday night's Detroit Lions vs.

The Atlanta Falcons have hired former New York Jets defensive coordinator and interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich as their defensive coordinator, the team announced Saturday night. The Falcons interviewed seven candidates for the job, but Ulbrich always was considered the favorite because of his relationship with Falcons head coach Raheem Morris.

The Atlanta Falcons decided to part ways with defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - After an extensive search for the organization's next defensive coordinator, the Atlanta Falcons have hired Jeff Ulbrich to take over as play-caller for the unit.