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Getty Images The 18-week 2021 NFL schedule has been released and the Falcons will begin the season at home vs. the Eagles. Keep reading to see the Falcons’ full schedule including dates, times, opponents, prime-time games, and more. RELATED: 2021 Sunday Night Football schedule | Thanksgiving...

USA TODAY Sports Before the Falcons selected tight end Kyle Pitts at No. 4 overall in the draft, they received a trade offer for that pick from the Lions. We know this because the Falcons posted a video of footage from inside their draft room, with General Manager Terry Fontenot addressing who...

Getty Images It’s clear that the Falcons would like to trade receiver Julio Jones. It’s not clear whether one or more teams want to trade for him. As previously mentioned, the challenge ultimately becomes striking the right balance between the compensation Atlanta expects and the portion of...

Getty Images The Falcons made a move for their offensive line on Thursday, claiming William Sweet off waivers. Now they have made another. Atlanta announced Thursday morning that the club is cutting offensive lineman Jack Batho as a corresponding move. Batho signed with the Falcons as an...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett has been a part of Atlanta’s defense since the club took him in the fifth round of the 2015 draft. He’s developed into a key part of the unit, recording 25.5 sacks, 51 tackles for loss, and 77 quarterback hits isn his six seasons. Though the Falcons...

Getty Images The Falcons’ need to create cap space in order to sign their draft picks or do much of anything else this year has led to a lot of speculation about trading wide receiver Julio Jones. Jones’ cap number isn’t the only big one that the team could address, however. Defensive tackle...

Getty Images It was no coincidence that multiple reports emerged only three days before the draft suggesting that Falcons receiver Julio Jones could be traded. It quickly became obvious that the Falcons would like to make Jones a post-June 1 transaction. Jeff Schultz of TheAthletic.com takes a...

Whether the Falcons will be able to trade Julio Jones remains to be seen, but Derrick Henry wants the Titans to make the move. Responding to a tweet that listed the Titans (along with the Ravens, 49ers, Patriots, Colts and Chargers) as potential destinations for Jones, Henry chimed in that he...

Getty Images The Cowboys waived offensive tackle William Sweet on Tuesday. The Falcons claimed him Wednesday. Sweet has never played a regular-season game. He went undrafted out of North Carolina in 2019, signing a free agent deal with the Cardinals. Arizona waived him out of the preseason...

Getty Images Among the many things on which you can now wager (in the places where you can legally wager) is the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award. DraftKings has one player as the clear favorite for 2021: Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott, who suffered a season-ending ankle...

USA TODAY Sports There are still plenty of questions surrounding the Falcons and wide receiver Julio Jones. But one receiving option who should be with Atlanta for the foreseeable future is tight end Kyle Pitts. The fourth overall pick of this year’s draft appears to be in good position to...

Getty Images After 13 seasons and 205 games, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is a rookie all over again. The team changed head coaches in the offseason, with Arthur Smith the third head coach for whom Ryan now has played. Ryan is getting to know his new play caller and the new coaching staff as...

Getty Images There was plenty of chatter prior to the draft that the Falcons could select Matt Ryan‘s successor at quarterback with the fourth overall pick. Atlanta ended up using that selection on tight end Kyle Pitts, who has a good chance make an immediate impact. That also means there is...

Getty Images The prospect of a trade involving wide receiver Julio Jones after June 1 has come up this offseason and the Falcons aren’t saying it is off the table, which could make for an interesting couple of weeks in Atlanta. If a trade does go down, it would mean quarterback Matt Ryan has...

USA TODAY Sports The Falcons are adding some depth to their defensive line, signing Eli Ankou and Olive Sagapolu on Monday. Both Ankou and Sagapolu participated in the club’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis over the weekend. Ankou has played 27 games with two starts since entering the...

Getty Images The Cowboys may no longer be “America’s Team.” The Patriots apparently aren’t, either. An important tidbit from the 2021 schedule comes from the lack of primetime publicity the Patriots will receive. They play on a Sunday night (Week Four vs. Bucs), a Thursday night (Week 11 at...

Getty Images Juantarius Bryant, a defensive back from Austin Peay, was duped into believing he had a tryout with the Falcons at their rookie minicamp this weekend. When he arrived at Flowery Branch, though, he learned the truth. Bryant was the victim of a cruel hoax, Michael Rothstein of ESPN...

Getty Images The Falcons selected Kyle Pitts at No. 4 overall with the idea that he’ll make an immediate impact on their offense. The tight end was one of the best tight ends in the nation, making 43 catches for 770 yards with 12 touchdowns in 2020 for Florida. During an appearance on NFL...

Getty Images After Indianapolis cut him on Wednesday, offensive lineman Sam Jones has a new home. The Falcons claimed Jones off waivers on Thursday, giving the club more depth on the offensive line. Jones had only been with Indianapolis since Dec. 30 when he signed with the team’s practice...

Getty Images The Falcons have signed tight end Parker Hesse, the team announced Thursday. Hesse spent the past two seasons on the Titans’ practice squad. Hesse has never played in a regular-season game. He attended the University of Iowa, where he played defensive end. Hesse appeared in 52...