HOUSTON – The Atlanta Falcons officially hired Nate Ollie as their new defensive line coach, hiring him away from the Texans’ coaching staff. Ollie was hired last season as the Texans’ assistant defensive line coach. The Texans set a franchise record for sacks this season in the first season of Rod Wright as head defensive line coach.

The Atlanta Falcons made moves to continue reshaping their staff of defensive coaches on Friday by naming Mike Rutenberg as defensive pass game coordinator and Nate Ollie as defensive line coach. The moves come six days after Jeff Ulbrich,

The Falcons fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers after an underwhelming season in Atlanta. The defense finished 23rd in points allowed and 23rd in total yards, while ranking 31st in total sacks last season.

Ollie is an intriguing candidate for Atlanta, which badly needs someone to develop their young would-be starters.

The Atlanta Falcons have started conducting interviews for their vacant defensive line coaching position by meeting with Houston Texans assistant Nate Ollie.

After naming Jeff Ulbrich as defensive coordinator on Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons have shifted their focus to finding a new defensive line coach. According to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the team is interviewing Houston Texans assistant defensive line coach Nate Ollie.