Ryan Nielsen held his introductory press conference on Monday, giving us our first opportunity to hear from the new Falcons defensive coordinator, and that alone would’ve made for a busy day. It turns out Nielsen and the Falcons are also adding a new face to the coaching staff.
That would be Dave Huxtable, who John Brice at FootballScoop writes is joining Atlanta as a senior defensive assistant coach after spending the past two seasons as a defensive analyst with Alabama. The hyper-experienced 66-year-old had spent his entire career in college, but has been a defensive coordinator at a half-dozen stops, including stints with Pittsburgh, North Carolina State, North Carolina, and the University of Central Florida.