Later on Thursday, then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen had a change of heart, the Jacksonville Jaguars quickly moved to hire him as head coach and Saleh, who told Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch that he’d return to the 49ers if he didn’t get a head-coaching job, stayed true to his promise.

The 49ers already nailed the first step to bouncing back next season by hiring Robert Saleh to rebuild the defense.

a lot of people in Atlanta are aiming for something much higher. The hottest defensive coordinator candidate is Robert Saleh, and it’s not close. For some reason, Falcons fans believe the team ...

After a thorough search, the Atlanta Falcons hired Jeff Ulbrich for their defensive coordinator vacancy on Saturday. Ulbrich returns to Atlanta where he spent six seasons as a linebackers coach (2015-2020) and one year as interim defensive coordinator in 2020.

The Atlanta Falcons have completed another interview for their defensive coordinator vacancy, the team announced on Wednesday evening. New York Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich is the second candidate officially interviewed by Atlanta over the past week.

The hits keep coming for the San Francisco 49ers in 2025 as they try to lure Robert Saleh back to the Bay Area.

The Falcons have a lot to do this offseason. These are the five things that should be at the top of that list.

The Falcons have hired a new defensive line coach ... Ulbrich was New York’s defensive coordinator before serving as interim head coach after Robert Saleh’s firing during the 2024 season. Atlanta hired Ulbrich to replace Jimmy Lake, who was fired ...

The Falcons have fielded an average defense once and bad defenses many times in the past nine years. Jeff Ulbrich is part of that history. He was a Falcons assistant from 2015 to 2020. He was interim defensive coordinator in 2020 under interim coach Raheem Morris.

The San Francisco 49ers have hired Brant Boyer, the New York Jets' former special teams coordinator, to take over the same role with their team. The 49ers interviewed several candidates for the position, including Detroit Lions assistant special teams coordinator Jett Modkins,...

The Falcons' defensive struggles resulted in another non-playoff season, which is somehing Ulbrich hopes to correct.