As the Super Bowl countdown begins, several eliminated teams are focusing their efforts elsewhere: finding and hiring new coaches.

The Atlanta Falcons have hired former assistant Jeff Ulbrich, who spent the past four years with the New York Jets, as defensive coordinator.

Just over a week later, Morris had already decided on his next defensive play-caller, Jeff Ulbrich. While many teams embark on long, exhaustive searches to fill coaching vacancies, the Falcons ...

The way things look, it is shaping up that the Colts will have their top choice when it comes to filling the defensive coordinator role.

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. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

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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.

They wouldn’t and they won’t, Ulbrich said Monday during his introductory news conference. He said both coaches are better since that coaching staff was swept out following Ulbrich’s tenure as interim defensive coordinator under interim head coach Morris in 2020.

College-to-NFL head coaching jumps have been a rare occurrence in recent seasons. Fourty-three head coaches were hired between the 2019 and 2024 offseasons, and just four of them came directly from the college ranks: Kliff Kingsbury (Arizona Cardinals,

Jeff Ulbrich is back for a second stint as the Falcons' defensive coordinator and the topic of what he's learned since 2020 was a topic of conversation at a Monday press conference in Atlanta.

For the third consecutive season, the Chicago Bears will have a Top 10 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Bears’ NFC North divisional rivals all suffered early exits in the 2024 postseason, and now Chicago has shored up their new with the addition of Ben Johnson as their new head coach.

While some stars opted out, Burrow and Baker Mayfield will be among the players on hand for the revamped games.