In his stint as interim head coach for the New York Jets, new Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich learned some hard truths.

Jeff Ulbrich expressed some regrets about the way he handled his 12-game stint as the New York Jets interim coach as he looked ahead on Monday to his new job as defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons.

The Falcons fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers after an underwhelming season in Atlanta. The defense finished 23rd in points allowed and 23rd in total yards, while ranking 31st in total sacks last season.

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 Falcons finished with the 10th-worst rush defense EPA (-9.9) in the league. Atlanta announced Tuesday that it had interviewed University of Michigan defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale ...

Firing the defensive coordinator brought along with you is far from ideal. But the Falcons are admitting their lapse in judgement thus far in the process of finding Lake's replacement. Atlanta has ...

The defense was heavily criticized by first-year Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris after the Falcons ended the season with back-to-back overtime losses (with a combined 74 points allowed). Morris was the Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator for three seasons before taking over in Atlanta last January.

former Saints coach Dennis Allen is a hot defensive coordinator candidate. He’s set to interview with the Colts, according to ESPN. Allen, who was born in Atlanta, is the son of former Falcons ...

The Atlanta Falcons officially introduced their new defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich, on Monday morning. The 47-year-old coach was welcomed with a press conference where the media had the chance to ask questions and get to know the newest addition to the Falcons’ coaching staff.

Mel Kiper Jr. released his first NFL Mock Draft on ESPN, and he has the Atlanta Falcons taking defensive end Shemar Stewart out of Texas A&M.

The Bears are set to hire former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen as the team's new defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Allen's strong candidacy was one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL over the last five days after the Bears hired Ben Johnson as the new head coach,