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The Atlanta Falcons have added two more assistants to their coaching staff, hiring Nate Ollie as the defensive line coach and Mike Rutenberg as the defensive passing game coordinator on Friday afternoon. Both coaches worked with defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich in New York. Ollie served one year with Ulbrich in 2021 before taking the Colts defensive line coach job in 2022. … [Read more...] about Falcons hire DL coach, defensive passing game coordinator

Free agency is always an exciting time once the regular season ends. The Falcons have made massive moves during the last two offseasons, for better and for worse, with the signings of Jessie Bates and Kirk Cousins. Bates was a home-run signing while Cousins was a high-priced mistake. However, don’t expect the team to spend money like that in 2025. Atlanta has 30 players set to … [Read more...] about Three Falcons players make PFF’s top 100 free agents list

Bijan Robinson was a key part of the Atlanta Falcons offense last season. Some may argue he was even a difference-maker in the outcome of several games. Robinson set multiple franchise records, but it also goes beyond that. According to Next Gen Stats, he forced the most missed tackles (117) in the NFL last season. The second-year running back finished the season with 1,456 … [Read more...] about Bijan Robinson outperformed the rest of the NFL in one category

The Atlanta Falcons have plenty of work to do during the offseason, but they’ve already gotten started by hiring a new defensive coordinator. Jeff Ulbrich will take over the defense after spending the last four seasons with the New York Jets. Ulbrich could have his hands full fixing a Falcons defense that ranked in the bottom third of the NFL in both points and yards allowed … [Read more...] about Falcons find pass-rush help in ESPN’s new 2025 NFL mock draft