After the Atlanta Falcons hired Kevin Stefanski, it saw the futures of multiple top assistants in Atlanta come into question. One of those coaches is OL coach and run game coordinator Dwayne Ledford, who is regarded as one of the best OL coaches in the league currently for his work with the Falcons.
Despite surviving the regime change from Arthur Smith to Raheem Morris, Ledford wanted to stay with a new coaching staff, but Stefanski chose to go another direction. After was announced that Bill Callahan would be following him to Atlanta, it was inevitable, but the Dirty Birds just made it official.