How will the Falcons defense change in 2026? ft. Aaron Freeman: Falcoholic Live, Ep381
About this episode
The episode discusses potential changes to the Falcons defense in 2026 with insights from Aaron Freeman.
The Falcons retained much of their defensive staff from last season, but changes are inevitable with a new head coach in Kevin Stefanski. Kevin Knight and Adnan Ikic are joined by Aaron Freeman (Locked On Falcons) to discuss the changes Jeff Ulbrich might make on defense in 2026, including potential improvements against the run and a lot of new faces at linebacker and in the secondary.
People in this episode
Hosts: Kevin Knight, Adnan Ikic
Guest: Aaron Freeman
Topics covered
- Falcons defense
- 2026 changes
- Kevin Stefanski
- Jeff Ulbrich
- linebacker
- secondary
- run defense
Keywords
- Falcons
- defense
- 2026
- Kevin Stefanski
- Jeff Ulbrich
- linebacker
- secondary
- run defense
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Locked On Falcons
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