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.

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

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.

Jeff Ulbrich is returning to the Atlanta Falcons as defensive coordinator, the team announced Saturday night. Ulbrich was the New York Jets' defensive coordinator over the past four seasons and served as interim head coach for the final 12 games of the 2024 season.

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Pittsburgh Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown was passed over for the Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator position, with the Falcons instead

The Atlanta Falcons' search for a defensive coordinator now includes a former interim head coach for an NFC South Division rival.

The Atlanta Falcons have found their new defensive coordinator. The team is hiring Jeff Ulbrich, the Jets' former defensive coordinator who spent the majority of the 2024 season as New York's interim head coach,

Jeff Ulbrich is out of the running to be the full-time head coach of the New York Jets... because he went and got himself a new job. The Atlanta Falcons announced that Ulbrich has accepted an offer to become their new defensive coordinator.

The Atlanta Falcons will have their fifth defensive coordinator interview Friday, meeting with Pittsburgh Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown.