"The Falcons have made another notable hire as Kevin Stefanski fills out his initial staff. Atlanta has brought in Craig Aukerman as special teams coordinator, per a team announcement. Over the course of his coaching career, Aukerman has primarily worked on special teams. He spent 2025 as the Dolphins' STC, but once head coach Mike McDaniel was fired it became likely a change of scenery would be likely. Indeed, new HC Jeff Hafley hired Chris Tabor to serve as Aukerman's replacement last week."
"Aukerman and Stefanski have never worked together, but there will be several familiar faces in Atlanta for 2026. As expected, Tommy Rees followed Stefanski from the Browns to the Falcons to serve as the team's offensive coordinator. Bob Quinn has also made the same move. The Falcons announced Monday that Cleveland's former senior personnel/coaching executive has been hired; Quinn's new title will be senior advisor to the head coach."
Craig Aukerman joined the Atlanta Falcons as special teams coordinator for Kevin Stefanski. Aukerman, 49, has primarily worked on special teams, serving as the Dolphins' STC in 2025, the Chargers' STC in 2016, and leading Tennessee's special teams from 2018–23; he also worked as an assistant STC with the Jaguars and Titans and was interviewed by the Buccaneers. After Miami fired Mike McDaniel, new HC Jeff Hafley hired Chris Tabor to replace Aukerman. Several coaches followed Stefanski from Cleveland, including offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and senior advisor Bob Quinn, while Robert Prince returns as wide receivers coach and Jeff Ulbrich was retained as defensive coordinator.
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