Ulbrich will bring a familiar face to Atlanta, but is recent run with the Jets reveals much more could be on the way

We are just days removed from Black Monday, a day in which many head coaches and general managers were fired, a day Falcons fans have become intimately familiar with over the years.

Falcons coach Raheem 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

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.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot evaluated Morris's first season at the helm.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons ' brain trust of head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot each appear poised to return for 2025 after a disappointing 8-9 season. Morris has effectively been confirmed to return, as he spoke with reporters Monday in Flowery Branch, and Fontenot is scheduled to do the same Thursday.

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.

Pittsburgh Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown will not become the Atlanta Falcons' defensive coordinator. Instead, the Falcons will hire former New York Jets interim head coach and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich for that job.

Ulbrich, who spent much of last season as the New York Jets' interim coach, takes over a defense that earned criticism from first-year coach Raheem Morris.

Following a lengthy search, the Atlanta Falcons hired Jeff Ulbrich for their defensive coordinator vacancy on Saturday evening. The interim head coach of the New York Jets returns to Atlanta where he spent six seasons as a linebackers coach (2015-2020) and one year as interim defensive coordinator.

The Atlanta Falcons came into the 2024 season with their highest expectations in quite a long time. Everybody in the organization spoke to a common goal, winning the NFC South and breaking a six year postseason drought.