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Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Atlanta needs pass rushing help. Could they find a major addition at the Senior Bowl? The 2025 Senior Bowl begins next week, and the Atlanta Falcons are expected to be in the market for a big-time pass-rusher. Despite their late-season surge after the bye week, when the Falcons racked up 21 sacks across five games, they still managed to finish … [Read more...] about Intriguing pass rushers to watch at the 2025 Senior Bowl

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ollie is an intriguing candidate for Atlanta, which badly needs someone to develop their young would-be starters. The hiring of Jeff Ulbrich is not exactly being received with glee, an understandable thing when you’re bringing back the interim defensive coordinator from a forgettable 2020 season to join Raheem … [Read more...] about Falcons interview Houston assistant Nate Ollie for defensive line coach vacancy

Photo by David John Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Raheem Morris bets on someone he knows well from the past for a brighter future, but will it work? You get the sense that Raheem Morris would have hired Jeff Ulbrich to be his defensive coordinator in early 2024 had it been an option, so the fact that he’s the defensive coordinator in 2025 is no great … [Read more...] about The Falcons are betting on better results from a more experienced Jeff Ulbrich

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Who has been interviewed, and where might the Falcons go next? The Atlanta Falcons fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake last weekend, canning the first-time NFL coordinator after the team’s defensive collapse played a major role in their missed opportunity to make the playoffs and embarrassing loss to the Panthers to ensure another losing … [Read more...] about Falcons defensive coordinator search tracker

Mark Konezny-Imagn Images Raheem Morris just fired a former college coach who struggled at coordinating Atlanta’s defense. Now Morris’s looking at replacements at the other side of the experience spectrum. The Atlanta Falcons avoided major changes this offseason with top personnel like head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot returning. The one … [Read more...] about Falcons interview Matt Eberflus, former Bears head coach, for defensive coordinator opening