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Bryant Young expected to join Falcons coaching staff to replace DL coach Bryan Cox

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Bryant Young has found himself a job. He will be joining Dan Quinn’s coaching staff in Atlanta to coach the defensive line, according to ESPN’s Vaughn McClure. Young is replacing Bryan Cox, who was let go along with defensive coordinator Richard Smith. According to McClure, Young spent some time working with Cox and Quinn in 2016.

BY has worked with Quinn in the past. Quinn got his first NFL coaching job with the 49ers, first as a general assistant, and then as defensive line coach in 2003 and 2004.