We now know the first defensive coordinator interview of the cycle for the Atlanta Falcons, who fired Jimmy Lake over the weekend. That interview is coming this weekend with ex-Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo.
NFL Network host Colleen Wolfe had the news, which was swiftly seconded by the web of agent text readers we call insiders.
I’m told the Falcons are interviewing Lou Anarumo for the vacant defensive coordinator position this week. A reunion with Jessie Bates ahead??
— Colleen Wolfe (@ColleenWolfe) January 14, 2025
The 58-year-old has been in the NFL since 2012, when he joined the Miami Dolphins coaching staff as their defensive backs coach and briefly their interim defensive coordinator in 2015.