Atlanta Falcons
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Jessie Bates III Ranked NFL’s No. 5 Safety in ESPN Survey of Executives, Coaches and Scouts
ESPN’s annual poll of more than 70 NFL executives, coaches and scouts ranked Jessie Bates III the league’s fifth-best safety — the final installment of a position series that has become a July fixture.
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Drake London Voted No. 66 on NFL Top 100 After Zero Votes in ESPN’s Receiver Poll
The players’ ballot put London at No. 66, up 31 spots from last year, in the same week ESPN’s survey of executives, coaches and scouts gave him zero top-10 votes at receiver. The difference between the two readings is five…
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Falcons Sign Kyle Pitts to Three-Year, $54 Million Extension a Day Before the Tag Deadline
Atlanta beat the July 15 deadline for tagged players, guaranteeing Pitts $36 million and slotting him third among tight ends in annual value.
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Falcons Rank Fifth in NFL Offensive Line Spending, 28th at Quarterback for 2026
Spotrac’s positional cap data shows Atlanta committing $74.26 million to its offensive line this season while the quarterback room costs $9.42 million. The London and Pitts extensions were structured to keep this year’s books nearly untouched.
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ESPN Ranks Bijan Robinson the NFL’s No. 1 Running Back as Falcons Push to Extend Him This Summer
Execs, coaches and scouts voted Bijan Robinson the league’s top back, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler says Atlanta is trying to pay him before the season. He is the last of the Falcons’ three offensive cornerstones without a new deal.
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Falcons Want Starting Quarterback Settled Weeks Before Season Opener
New quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt told The Athletic he’d like Atlanta’s starter picked “weeks” before the opener — a timeline that shrinks Michael Penix Jr.’s window to catch Tua Tagovailoa.
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Falcons Announce Training Camp Schedule: Practices Begin July 29, First Open Session July 31
Atlanta opens the first training camp of the Kevin Stefanski era on July 29 in Flowery Branch, with the first practice open to fans on July 31 at IBM Performance Field.
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Michael Penix Jr. Expects to Be a Full Participant When Falcons Camp Opens July 29
Atlanta’s quarterback says he’ll be cleared for team drills when training camp begins, setting up a real competition with Tua Tagovailoa for the first time since his ACL tear.
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Falcons Open Camp July 29 With Kyle Pitts Signed Through 2028 on Three-Year, $54 Million Deal
Atlanta answered its biggest contract question three weeks before the franchise-tag deadline. Here’s what the Kyle Pitts extension says about how the Falcons plan to build.
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Drake London sits out minicamp as precaution
The Falcons WR will miss Wednesday's mandatory minicamp work with an undisclosed injury.