ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons have made their second hire of a revamped defensive staff, hiring longtime secondary coach Jerry Gray to be their assistant head coach/defense.
Gray was last with the Green Bay Packers as the team's secondary coach in 2020 and adding the title of and passing game coordinator the past two seasons. Green Bay had a Top 10 passing defense in his three seasons with the Packers and he was part of the growth of one of the game's top cornerbacks, Jaire Alexander.
In Atlanta, he'll be working with another of the NFL's top young defensive backs in cornerback A.