The Atlanta Falcons were founded in 1966 and have only had two owners in the team's existence. Rankin Smith and his family were the original owners, and he sold the team to Home Depot billionaire Arthur Blank for a reported $545 million in 2002.
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Tagovailoa also failed to impress in the Falcons' preseason opener against the Denver Broncos on Aug. 14.
The Atlanta Falcons’ first joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts provided plenty to evaluate, even if the offense did not consistently produce big plays.
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The Atlanta Falcons are currently taking part in training camp as they gear up for the upcoming 2026 NFL season. The Falcons started the preseason with a dud last week by getting blown out at home by the Denver Broncos, with newly signed quarterback Tua Tagovailoa fumbling the first snap of his Falcons tenure.
Per the wire, the Falcons placed RB Trey Sermon on injured reserve on Wednesday, after just recently signing with the team. Sermon, 27, is a former third-round pick by the 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Ohio State.
Tagovailoa dealt with setbacks related to concussions and other injuries throughout his Dolphins tenure.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Falcons inked a one-year, $6 million contract with veteran pass rusher Za’Darius Smith. Smith has made three Pro Bowls throughout his career, the latest coming in 2022 with the Minnesota Vikings after recording 10.0 sacks and 24 quarterback hits.
Za’Darius Smith met with the Falcons yesterday, and a deal has now been worked out. The veteran edge rusher agreed to terms Tuesday morning, as first reported by The Athletic’s Jonathan Jones.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
A Monday report indicated that Falcons HC Kevin Stefanski could soon name Tagovailoa the team's Week 1 starting QB as Penix continues to recover from the surgery he needed last fall to repair a partially torn ACL.
A slew of Falcons starters are dealing with nicks and bruises leading up to the season, but outside of Jalon Walker, who was lost for the entire season after suffering a torn ACL, it doesn’t appear any of them are in serious danger of missing Week 1 at the moment.
Less than a month away from the start of the NFL regular season, ESPN just dropped its power rankings ahead of Week 1, which included a bold prediction for each team.
The Falcons announced on Monday that they have waived OL Layden Robinson and P Matthew Hayball. Robinson, 25, was a three-year starter at Texas A&M and earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2023.
It has really been a quarterback competition in name only from springtime workouts through the midway point of August.
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With Bo Nix resting and entrenched as the face of the Denver Broncos' franchise, Jarrett Stidham got the start against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night.
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Even without starting quarterback Bo Nix playing, the Denver Broncos were hoping to get off to a fast start on Friday night against the Atlanta Falcons. Courtland Sutton helped the Broncos accomplish that goal in his short amount of time on the field.
Atlanta Falcons edge-rusher James Pearce Jr. has received a significant suspension from the NFL stemming from his offseason arrest.
The NFL has acted on the James Pearce Jr. matter. Pearce’s offseason arrest will produce an eight-game suspension, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Pearce will not appeal the ban, according to The Athletic’s Jonathan Jones and Josh Kendall.
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Walker flashed franchise cornerstone potential after the Falcons selected the former Georgia Bulldogs standout with pick No. 15 in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Robinson agreed to a three-year, $75M contract extension that included $51M guaranteed and made him the NFL's highest-paid running back.
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