The Atlanta Falcons have hired former assistant Jeff Ulbrich, who spent the past four years with the New York Jets, as defensive coordinator.

The Atlanta Falcons have hired their new defensive coordinator. Atlanta is hiring former New York Jets defensive coordinator and interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

The Atlanta Falcons are amid another coaching search, which feels like an annual occurrence at this point. This offseason, the focus surrounds the defensive coordinator position, with Jimmy Lake being relieved of his duties after just one season with the team.

The New York Jets gave Jeff Ulbrich an opportunity to run the team for the final three months of the 2024 regular season. While things didn't go exactly as expected, the interim head coach has found a new home away from Florham Park...and a familiar place for him in fact.

The Atlanta Falcons have completed a third interview for their defensive coordinator vacancy. Lou Anarumo, the former Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator, met with the team on Thursday afternoon.

The Atlanta Falcons have interviewed former Cincinnati Bengals assistant Lou Anarumo and Green Bay Packers passing game coordinator Derrick Ansley.

While they were together in 2022, Atlanta Falcons star safety Jessie Bates III spoke highly of former Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo.

The Falcons completed a virtual interview with Jeff Ulbrich for the organization’s defensive coordinator position, the team announced Wednesday afternoon.

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 interviewed Green Bay passing game coordinator Derrick Ansley and former Cincinnati assistant Lou Anarumo as they continued their search for a defensive coordinator on Thursday. The interviews with Ansley and Anarumo came after the team spoke with New York Jets interim coach and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich

Three teams have already made coaching changes: the Chicago Bears, the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. Interim coaches Thomas Brown (Bears), Darren Rizzi (Saints) and Jeff Ulbrich (Jets) will probably not be retained for the future, though they may get a chance to interview for the permanent jobs.

The New York Jets interviewed interim coach Jeff Ulbrich on Monday for their head coach vacancy. Ulbrich, the team's defensive coordinator the past four seasons, went 3-9 after replacing the fired Robert Saleh on Oct. 8.