The Bengals' new defensive coordinator kept his residence in Cincinnati after his first stint with the team and is excited to be back.

Zac Taylor graced the podium with new Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden on Monday. He gave some new knowledge into Cincinnati's process for hiring new assistant coaches on his staff. Golden was the man for the job after a weeks-long search.

The Cincinnati Bengals were able to lure defensive coordinator Al Golden away from Notre Dame. And they might’ve been the only team capable of doing it. Golden impressed onlookers during his introduction early this week. Naturally, one of the bigger talking points about his arrival was that it technically served as a return.

Then reports. Now, it's official. The Cincinnati Bengals have hired Al Golden as their new defensive coordinator, and head coach Zac Taylor provided some insight into why the Bengals went with Golden.

the Bengals can make their push to hire Notre Dame’s Al Golden for defensive coordinator," Garafolo tweeted. "Sources tell me and Ian Rapoport he’s a leading candidate and Zac Taylor has ...

New Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden held his introductory press conference on Monday and revealed much about his immediate plans for the spring and into summer. A single point, though, sticks out above all else.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - It was like Al Golden never left Cincinnati ... Monday during a press conference alongside head coach Zac Taylor. Golden left his position as defensive coordinator at Notre ...

Zac Taylor graced the podium with new Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden on Monday. He gave some new knowledge into Cincinnati's process for hiring new assistant coaches on his staff.

The Cincinnati Bengals made the hire of Al Golden as the team's new defensive coordinator official on Thursday afternoon. Head coach Zac Taylor fired Lou Anarumo immediately after the season and held a limited search in hiring his replacement. It was clear from the begining that Taylor wanted to hire Golden for the position.

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Wednesday afternoon that Golden, the defensive coordinator for Notre Dame this season, has informed the school of his decision to join the Bengals.

One issue under Taylor's tenure in Cincinnati is that the start of each season is consistently slow. Golden has been with the club, so he's familiar with these issues.