4 first-year NFL defensive coordinators facing the toughest tasks

Video Player CoverSome NFL teams need to get back to basics on defense, which could be why many teams hired a new defensive play-caller for the upcoming season. Some of it was natural with new coaching staffs taking over and some was due to talented coaches moving on. Regardless, here are a few defensive play-callers taking the reins in 2025 for teams that really need them to do a good job.

Jeff Ulbrich, Atlanta Falcons

With the Shedeur Sanders prank call surrounding his son in the rearview mirror, Ulbrich can get back to focusing on a monumental task ahead of him: trying to fix the Atlanta Falcons’ porous defense. The Falcons have consistently been one of the worst defensive teams over the…