Atlanta Falcons

He became the fifth person to be interviewed by the Falcons since Jimmy Lake was fired Saturday.

The future looks bright for a young group of offensive weapons.

He helped the Bengals make back-to-back AFC title-game appearances in 2021 and 2022 while allowing 18.8 points per game in seven postseason matchups.

Wilks made his reputation as the Panthers’ defensive coordinator under Ron Rivera. He was the Cardinals’ head coach in 2018 and was the Panthers’ interim head coach in 2023.

Don “Wink” Martindale, a former NFL coach who was in the college ranks last season, become the first person to interview for the Falcons’ vacant defensive coordinator job.

Raheem Morris will have the option to hire a more experienced defensive coordinator to whip the defense into shape or he will stay with someone he’s more familiar with.

Ken Sugiura: Morris has a second chance to get his defensive coordinator hire right. He needs to go after someone with more job-specific experience than his first hire had.

The team also is looking for a new defensive line coach.

This was Lindstrom’s third consecutive second-team All-Pro selection. Earlier he was named to the 2025 Pro Bowl, his third consecutive selection.