The Falcons have signed their first-round draft pick.
Former Florida tight end Kyle Pitts has signed his rookie contract, the Falcons announced.
Pitts was the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, and the first non-quarterback selected. An athlete with a unique blend of size, speed and...
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Before becoming the head coach of the Falcons this year, Arthur Smith spent the last decade as an assistant in Tennessee, including the last two years as the Titans’ offensive coordinator. And that gave Smith an appreciation for what running back Derrick Henry could do in his...
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The Falcons have made a couple moves in their player development department.
Brynlee Forik has been promoted to director of player development and Kevin Cone has been hired to Forik’s previous position of player development coordinator, Falcons General Manager Terry Fontenot...
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The Falcons announced several changes within the personnel department, including the promotions of regional scout Michael Ross and area scout Tokunbo Abanikanda to national scouts.
Steve Sabo now will serve as pro director. Phil Emery and Ruston Webster are senior personnel...
The Falcons traded away one of the best receivers in the NFL this month, but coach Arthur Smith doesn’t think that was a loss for his team.
Smith said on Cris Collinsworth’s podcast that he knew as soon as he took the Falcons head coaching job that Atlanta was going to have to make some...
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Fans of Manchester United and Arsenal have made it known that they don’t want their NFL owners to continue to own their Premier League teams. Fans of Tottenham plan to use a pair of NFL games as a platform for protesting ownership of their club, even though there’s otherwise no NFL...
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The Falcons got another draft pick signed ahead of the weekend.
The team announced that safety Richie Grant has agreed to his four-year deal with the team. The second-round pick is the eighth of the team’s nine picks to sign.
First-round tight end Kyle Pitts is the only one...
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The Falcons added a player to their defense on Thursday.
Agent David Canter announced that the Falcons have signed his client Shareef Miller. No terms of the deal have been announced.
The edge rusher was an Eagles fourth-round pick in 2019 who played one game for the team as a...
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The Falcons are doing some roster shuffling with the offseason programs coming to an end around the NFL.
The team announced four signings on Thusday, including the previously reported additions of Jeff Badet and Shareef Miller. The other two new additions are defensive linemen...
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The Falcons signed fourth-round draft choices Darren Hall and Drew Dalman on Thursday, leaving only two of their nine picks unsigned.
Only first-rounder Kyle Pitts and second-rounder Richie Grant remain unsigned.
The Falcons made Hall the 108th overall choice. The cornerback...
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The Titans were already one of the NFL’s most explosive scoring teams, led by the league’s back-to-back rushing champion, Derrick Henry.
But now that they’ve added receiver Julio Jones, expectations for Tennessee’s offense have gone even higher.
Henry and Jones both played...
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The Falcons traded a wide receiver earlier this month and they are signing one on Wednesday, although it’s unlikely the new arrival will be asked to fill the shoes of Julio Jones.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Falcons are signing Jeff Badet. The move comes after...
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Julio Jones spent the majority of his time with the Falcons as the team’s No. 1 wide receiver, but he’s in Tennessee now and that leaves the job open for the first time in a long time.
Calvin Ridley is going to get the first crack at filling that spot on the depth chart and the...
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The Falcons announced the signings of five of their draft choices Tuesday. Rookies Jalen Mayfield, Ta'Quon Graham, Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Avery Williams and Frank Darby now are under contract.
That leaves only first-rounder Kyle Pitts, second-rounder Richie Grant and fourth-rounders...
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Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley isn’t participating in practice this offseason as he rehabs from foot surgery. Ridley, though, said he’s “pretty sure” he will complete his rehab in time for the start of training camp in late July.
“It was just minor,” Ridley said, via Scott Bair of...
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Four receivers from the University of Alabama have been selected inside the Top 15 of the NFL Draft in the last two years. Jaylen Waddle and Devonta Smith were both off the board by the tenth overall selection in this year’s draft while Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy were the 12th...
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The Jaguars have four players trying out for the team at their minicamp and a former first-round receiver is among them.
Laquon Treadwell is in Jacksonville for the string of offseason practices this week.
Treadwell was the Vikings’ 23rd overall pick in 2016, but never lived up...
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Falcons head coach Arthur Smith says he’s satisfied with the number of his players who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Smith told reporters the team is “very comfortable with where we’re at” in terms of their vaccination rate, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
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Some numbers that are retired aren’t really retired. Some numbers that aren’t retired actually are.
Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Falcons receiver Russell Gage wanted to change his number. The Falcons declined to give Gage his first choice, even...
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Much of the focus on the Julio Jones trade has been on what the Titans Offense will look like during the 2021 season.
The trade also altered the look of the Falcons Offense, however. Jones’ departure pushes Calvin Ridley fully into the No. 1 role he played while Jones was injured...