The 49ers just missed out on a quality defensive coordinator candidate. Jeff Ulbrich has agreed to become the Atlanta Falcons' next defensive coordinator according to The NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

The #Falcons are hiring Jeff Ulbrich as their defensive coordinator, per sources. A former NFL linebacker, Ulbrich finished last season as the #Jets interim coach. Now he reunites with close friend Raheem Morris in Atlanta, where they worked together from 2015-20. pic.twitter.com/aw1BJexL6L

The Jets formally interviewed Ulbrich for their opening. Ulbrich was thrown into the role of interim head coach on Oct. 8 after Robert Saleh was fired. The Jets went 3-9 under Ulbrich and finished 5-12 overall. Ulbrich is very popular among the players and in the Jets’ building, but he is considered a long shot to keep the job.

The San Francisco 49ers search for a new defensive coordinator has not necessarily gotten off the ground. Robert Saleh is seen as the top candidate.

Following a lengthy search, the Atlanta Falcons hired Jeff Ulbrich for their defensive coordinator vacancy on Saturday evening. The interim head coach of the New York Jets returns to Atlanta where he spent six seasons as a linebackers coach (2015-2020) and one year as interim defensive coordinator.

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,

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 Atlanta Falcons hired former Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich to be their new defensive coordinator, the team announced on Saturday. Ulbrich was New York's defensive coordinator between 2021-24 before he was named interim head coach after Robert Saleh's firing early in the season.

Well, we can now cross one candidate off the New York Jets' list of candidates for their vacant head coaching job: The man who held the role after they fired Robert Saleh. It was defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich who took the reins for the final 12 games of the Jets' 2024 season after they fired

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.