The Atlanta Falcons are preparing for a critical Week 2 matchup against the Carolina Panthers with plenty of questions surrounding the quarterback position, but wide receiver Drake London believes the offense has to focus on what it can control.
Michael Penix Jr. is progressing in his third week of practicing without limitations but Falcons offensive coordinator Tommy Rees refused to speak out of turn regarding his return to game action.
Having played college football mostly outdoors and NFL football mostly indoors, Atlanta Falcons star running back Bijan Robinson has decided on his preference – and he wants everyone to share it.
As of Thursday morning, the 0-1 Atlanta Falcons had not yet confirmed who will be the team's starting quarterback in Week 2.
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While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Penix explained why his recovery timeline is different than what Mahomes experienced this year.
The modern era of Atlanta Falcons football has been filled with quality wide receivers. At least, high-quality No. 1 receivers, anyway. But even during some of the darker days of Falcons football in the 20th century, Atlanta could always seem to pass it.
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Only four current teams in the NFL have a worse winning percentage in their franchise’s history than the Atlanta Falcons. In the rare instances the Falcons have found winning ways, it’s been because of extraordinary quarterback play.
In Atlanta Falcons history, the most consistent skill position has been running back. During down years and up years, the team has been blessed with quality in the backfield more often than not.
After the Atlanta Falcons’ disappointing Week 1 20-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the fanbase has been concerned about the quarterback position after Cooper Rush started last Sunday.
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The Atlanta Falcons have four quarterbacks on their depth chart but none ready to be named the starter for the next game, head coach Kevin Stefanski said on Wednesday.
Falcons QBs Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix were both ruled out from Week 1. Atlanta HC Kevin Stefanski said they are “not ruling anybody out” at this point, while Penix and Cooper Rush practiced on Wednesday: “We are working through it.
The San Francisco 49ers have a great problem on their hands right now.
The Atlanta Falcons’ uncertain quarterback situation could cause a frustrating situation from a preparation standpoint, but the Carolina Panthers aren’t concerned about that being an issue.
Atlanta Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski isn’t announcing a starting quarterback for Week 2, and that’s because he hasn’t made a decision just yet. In Week 1, it was Cooper Rush who started as Tua Tagovailoa was dealing with an injury and Michel Penix Jr.
The Atlanta Falcons signed running back Khalil Herbert to their practice squad on Wednesday, adding a proven veteran to a thin backfield after a pair of roster moves earlier in the week, the team announced.
Cooper Rush went 12-for-22 passing with 143 yards, a touchdown, two interceptions and a league-worst 2.6 adjusted QBR in Atlanta's 20-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 13.
With third-string quarterback Cooper Rush at the helm, the Falcons’ offense sputtered during a 20-13 loss to the Steelers in Week 1. While Rush may start against the Panthers on Sunday, head coach Kevin Stefanski is not closing the door on Tua Tagovailoa or Michael Penix Jr. taking the reins.
The Atlanta Falcons placed defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand on injured reserve Wednesday with a season-ending quad injury. Hand sustained the injury during the Falcons' 20-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
The Atlanta Falcons promoted TE Nick Muse to the active roster, they announced on Wednesday. He takes the spot of DL Da’Shawn Hand, who is going on injured reserve after a major quad injury.
Penix is still recovering from ACL surgery.
The Atlanta Falcons officially hosted three free agents for tryouts on Tuesday including C Gus Hartwig, LB Drake Jackson and DB Dwight McGlothern. Jackson, 25, was a second-round pick by the 49ers in the 2022 NFL Draft.
The number is 2,106, one yard beyond the NFL single-season rushing record. That’s the goal for Bijan Robinson in 2026, and Malik Wright believes he can get there.
Aaron Wilson reports that the Cowboys are signing RB Tyler Goodson off the Falcons’ practice squad to their 53-man roster. Goodson, 25, originally signed on with the Packers as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa following the 2023 draft.
During the offseason, the Atlanta Falcons went on to make Kyle Pitts one of the highest-paid tight ends. Despite this, the Falcons failed to get him involved in the offense.
Defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand lasted just seven snaps in his Falcons debut on Sunday, and it may go down as his only action of the season. The 30-year-old is feared to have suffered a torn quad in the team’s 20-13 loss to the Steelers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
One former NFL head coach believes Tagovailoa is signaling to us all that he is ready for retirement.
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