Falcons hire Texans assistant defensive line coach Nate Ollie as head defensive line coach

The Houston Texans already are replacing three offensive coaches.

Now, they’ll have to replace one on the defensive side.

The Atlanta Falcons officially hired assistant defensive line coach Nate Ollie as their new defensive line coach, hiring him away from the Texans’ coaching staff, according to KPRC2 Sports’ Aaron Wilson.

Ollie, who joined the Texans last season, was influential in helping Houston’s defense set a franchise record for sacks this season under fellow first-year defensive line coach Rod Wright. Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson Jr. each recorded over 11.5 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss.

Ollie has previous stints with the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles.

Currently, the Texans have four coaching openings following a 10-7 season, but more could become available based on the hiring of the next offensive coordinator.

Houston parted ways with Bobby Slowik following struggles in the AFC Divisional Round.

This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Falcons hire Texans assistant defensive line coach Nate Ollie as head defensive line coach

After the Lions blew a 17-point halftime lead in the NFC Championship last year, coach Dan Campbell told the players, “This may have been our only shot.”

A year later, after exiting the playoffs without even getting back to the conference title game, the Lions have real work to do in order to keep Campbell’s prophecy from being fulfilled.

As noted by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions have lost five assistant coachesin the six days since losing at home in the divisional round to the Commanders.

Gone are offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, defensive line coach Terrell Williams, receivers coach Antwaan Randle El, and assistant quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett.

More could eventually go. All will have to be replaced.

Fortunately for the Lions, they had a year to prepare for the potential promotions earned by Johnson and Glenn. The Lions surely won’t wander into the challenge of reloading the coaching staff unprepared.

But things will be very different in 2025. Will they be better? Will they be as good?

The roster still has plenty of talent. Bad luck on the injury front went a long way toward derailing what seemed to be destiny. Still, a franchise that waited decades to become a top dog now must deal with the growing pains associated with contending at a high level.