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Dean Pees is coming out of retirement to join Arthur Smith’s coaching staff with the Atlanta Falcons as the team’s defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
NFL Network was the first to report the move.
Pees’ second retirement lasted just over a year after leaving the Tennessee Titans after the 2020 season.
He has 47 years of coaching experience, including 16 seasons in the NFL.
Pees, 71, first retired after the 2018 season when he left after six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Six weeks later, he was hired by Mike Vrabel as the Titans’ defensive coordinator.
The veteran coach is one of eight defensive coordinators in NFL history to coach in a Super Bowl with two different teams. He was part of a Super Bowl winning staff for the Ravens and New England Patriots.
Pees, known for his elaborate ploys and ability to confuse quarterbacks, broke into the NFL as a linebacker coach with the Patriots in 2004.
The Falcons also hired Marquice Williams on Thursday as the special teams coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN.
ESPN’s Turron Davenport contributed to this report.
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