Pro Football Focus named one player from each team to have a breakout season in 2025. Unsurprisingly, Penix was PFF’s choice for Atlanta. It’s fair to say that Penix changed the trajectory of this offense and it’s exciting to see what he can do with a full offseason to prepare as the starting quarterback.

A proposed trade between the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons for Kirk Cousins would doom NYJ ahead of the 2025 season.

The Atlanta Falcons announced that Ulbrich has accepted an offer to become their new defensive coordinator. That was the position Ulbrich worked in New York prior to also picking up interim head coach duties: We have named Jeff Ulbrich as Defensive Coordinator!

Former New York Jets coach Jeff Ulbrich has joined the Atlanta Falcons and several NYJ players could soon follow suit.

Now back for his second stint calling plays for the Atlanta Falcons' defense, coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is different -- but similar in important ways.

The Atlanta Falcons are hiring Ulbrich as their new defensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per sources informed of the situation. The team announced the hire shortly after the report.

The Falcons have brought Jeff Ulbrich back to Atlanta, naming their former assistant as 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 found their new defensive coordinator, officially hiring Jeff Ulbrich on Saturday evening. The team interviewed seven candidates for its coaching vacancy but opted for the familiar face.

It is a return to Atlanta for Ulbrich. He was the Falcons’ linebackers coach there from 2015-20, then interim defensive coordinator in 2020 after Dan Quinn was fired as head coach and current Falcons coach Raheem Morris was the interim coach.

Pittsburgh Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons’ vacant defensive coordinator job.