Steve Wilks will interview for Falcons defensive coordinator next week

Steve Wilks is on the Falcons’ radar as they search for a new defensive coordinator.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Wilks scheduled for interview with the Falcons next week about the job. Atlanta fired Jimmy Lake after one season in that role.

Wilks was most recently the 49ers’ defensive coordinator, but was let go after the team’s Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs. He has had other defensive coordinator duties with the Panthers and Browns since his one-year stint as the Cardinals’ head coach in 2018.

Wilks is also reportedly a candidate for the Colts’ defensive coordinator job.