FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Jeff Ulbrich expressed some regrets about the way he handled his 12-game stint as the New York Jets interim coach as he looked ahead on Monday to his new job as defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons have started conducting interviews for their vacant defensive line coaching position by meeting with Houston Texans assistant Nate Ollie.

After naming Jeff Ulbrich as defensive coordinator on Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons have shifted their focus to finding a new defensive line coach. According to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the team is interviewing Houston Texans assistant defensive line coach Nate Ollie.

The moves come six days after Jeff Ulbrich, who spent much of last season as the New York Jets interim coach, was named the Falcons’ defensive coordinator.

One of those names is interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich. Originally the defensive coordinator but promoted to the role after New York fired Robert Saleh, Ulbrich went 3-9 at the helm and failed to turn around the Jets season. After interviewing for the head coaching job last week, Ulbrich didn't want to wait to be told no by New York.

The Atlanta Falcons have continued to reshape their staff of defensive coaches by naming Mike Rutenberg as defensive pass game coordinator and Nate Ollie as defensive line coach.

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 defense was heavily criticized by first-year Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris after the Falcons ended the season with back-to-back overtime losses (with a combined 74 points allowed). Morris was the Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator for three seasons before taking over in Atlanta last January.

The Atlanta Falcons continued to add fresh faces to their defensive coaching staff. The team announced on Jan. 24 that they hired Mike Rutenberg as defensive p

The moves come six days after Jeff Ulbrich, who was interim coach for the New York Jets for much of last season, was named the Falcons' defensive coordinator. Former defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers were fired following the Falcons' 8-9 finish.

The Atlanta Falcons added to their coaching staff on Friday, naming Mike Rutenberg as defensive pass game coordinator and Nate Ollie as defensive line coach.