Falcons will introduce defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich at 10:30 a.m. Monday, per the team. The Falcons also hired former Texans assistant Nate Ollie as defensive line coach and former Jets linebackers coach Mike Rutenberg as the team’s new defensive passing game coordinator.

With Jeff Ulbrich in town as the new Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator and new hires on board with Nate Ollie and Mike Rutenberg, it’s natural to wonder who they might add. While past connections don’t always translate to signings,

In January 2025, former New York Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich was hired as the team’s defensive coordinator after working in that same role in an interim capacity with Morris after Quinn’s firing.

After a thorough search, the Atlanta Falcons hired Jeff Ulbrich for their defensive coordinator vacancy on Saturday. Ulbrich returns to Atlanta where he spent six seasons as a linebackers coach (2015-2020) and one year as interim defensive coordinator in 2020.

The Falcons have brought Jeff Ulbrich back to Atlanta, naming their former assistant as defensive coordinator.

Ulbrich was a promising linebackers coach during his previous stint in Atlanta, one who earned enough trust from the team to be named an assistant head coach, and after Dan Quinn