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Falcons Hire Troy Kruchten as Defensive Quality Control Coach

Atlanta enters the tampering window with roughly $8 million in cap space.

Overview

  • The team announced Kruchten's addition to the defensive staff on Sunday evening.
  • He coached outside linebackers at Georgia State in 2025 and was recently promoted to special teams/nickels assistant before taking the job.
  • Kruchten previously served as a graduate assistant at Florida working with linebackers after playing the position at Southeastern Louisiana and Louisiana at Lafayette.
  • The NFL legal tampering window opens today at 12 p.m. ET, with the new league year beginning Wednesday, March 11, at 4 p.m. ET.
  • Atlanta is expected to release wide receivers Darnell Mooney and KhaDarel Hodge, though the team has not confirmed those moves.