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A fair number of Falcons free agents have either left or will be leaving as a new regime puts its stamp on the franchise. Darnell Mooney, Kirk Cousins, and KhaDarel Hodge have been cut and are seeking new teams, David Onyemata, Dee Alford, and Kaden Elliss already landed with other franchises, and more will come. […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Falcons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It has been a subdued free agency period for the Falcons. Given the cap constraints, the […]
[UPDATE 4:08 PM] – Corey Levin is signing with the Atlanta Falcons. I had just assumed all along that he would be back here as the interior backup guy again for 2026: [UPDATE 4:01 PM] – The Titans have signed former Kansas City Chiefs DE Malik Herring to a 1-year deal, according to Jordan Schultz: […]
The Kirk Cousins era in Atlanta is over after two seasons. As expected, the Falcons have made it official on Wednesday with the start of the new league year, with Adam Schefter reporting the team has cut Cousins. A much-ballyhooed signing, Cousins was supposed to be the gem of the 2024 offseason and provide the […]
The Atlanta Falcons were reportedly interested in Azeez Ojulari at the trade deadline back in 2024, but he did not not join the team in 2025. With a new regime in town, though, the Georgia native and Georgia Bulldog is coming home. This is another buy-low opportunity for Atlanta. Ojulari was coming off a six […]
It’s fitting that on the same day we learned that Josh Uche won’t be returning to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2026, we also learned that Azeez Ojulari won’t be back with the Birds. Ojulari is signing a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons, according to reports from NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Ojulari […]
The Falcons were extremely busy on the first day of legal tampering, busier than I might’ve expected, before a quiet second day. While they still have outsized needs to address in the days ahead, they came away with signings at quarterback, receiver, and on special teams, and they did so by following a blueprint. When […]
Back in 2023, the Atlanta Falcons looked at their hated rivals and saw something they liked: A pair of defenders. The team signed away Kaden Elliss and David Onyemata from the Saints that year, adding a pair of stout options in the middle of the defense, and got multiple years of quality play out of […]
Former Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is now an Atlanta Falcon, and his former teammate Tyreek Hill chimed in on the move on social media.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were very active to kickoff the opening day of legal tampering, the unofficial beginning of the new league year. In total, Pittsburgh made six moves, ranging from re-signings, free agent signings, and trades. In light of those moves, these are my grades for every one of them. CB Asante Samuel Re-signing Samuel […]
The Atlanta Falcons were persistently linked to Tua Tagovailoa well before we knew the Miami Dolphins were going to release him. The thought of trading for Tua’s giant contract made me physically ill, especially with his history of concussions and lackluster 2025 season. But the Falcons, who were also linked to Joe Flacco, waited out […]
The Falcons have been quite busy during the opening salvo of legal tampering, with most of their reported/not yet official signings landing on the offensive side of the ball. That doesn’t mean they’ve ignored defense, however. Both of their signings thus far have been young players with some starting experience who look like rotational players […]
Shortly after releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, reports came in that he could be bound to Atlanta. Instead, a different former Dolphin is now a Falcon.
On Monday morning, it was announced that the Dolphins were cutting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with a post-June 1st designation at the start of the league year. On Monday afternoon, it was announced that the Atlanta Falcons are expected to sign Tagovailoa — as they were strongly pursuing the former number five overall pick from the […]
The Falcons have a reported flurry of signings on offense (QB Tua Tagovailoa likely, WRs Jahan Dotson and Olamide Zaccheaus, TE Austin Hooper) and special teams (K Nick Folk, P Jake Bailey), but hadn’t touched defense yet. That all changed with the signing of Cameron Thomas. That last statement probably landed less dramatically than intended […]
The Atlanta Falcons have clearly made it a point of emphasis to rebuild their pass catching options at the onset of free agency, signing former first round pick out of Penn State Jahan Dotson to go along with former Falcons making reunions in Olamide Zaccheaus and Austin Hooper. Dotson will sign a 2-year deal with […]
There’s still a bit of uncertainty as to what the Eagles’ wide receiver room will look like in 2026, but one player we do know WON’T be back in Philadelphia is Jahan Dotson. The Birds’ WR3 is reportedly heading to the Atlanta Falcons on a two-year deal worth $15 million and includes $10 million guaranteed, […]
The 2025 season had many problems for the Atlanta Falcons, but kicker was certainly one of them. After Younghoe Koo faltered and Parker Romo followed, Zane Gonzalez lent some stability to the position. Despite that strong finish, however, it appears Gonzalez will not be the team’s kicker in 2026. That will be 41-year-old Nick Folk, […]
After two seasons with the New England Patriots, Austin Hooper will be returning to the organization that filled out his draft card. The veteran tight end has agreed to terms on a one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported as the league’s tampering window opened on Monday. Hooper, 31, […]
The Dolphins have informed Tua Tagovailoa that he will be released once the new league year officially begins this week, and word on the street is that the Falcons are highly interested in the quarterback. According to NFL insiders Mike Garafolo, Tom Pelissero, and Ian Rapoport, the Falcons are signing Tua. Tagovailoa spent the first […]
That did not take long. The Miami Dolphins on Monday announced they would be releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa when the new league year begins on Wednesday. Just a few hours later, at it looks like the former Pro Bowl quarterback may already have a landing spot. According to multiple reports, including from NFL Network’s Tom […]
The 2026 NFL Combine concluded last weekend with one of the most athletic groups on record. Testing and analytics are more important to teams than ever in this era, although we don’t yet know how critical that will be for the new Falcons regime of Matt Ryan, Kevin Stefanski, and Ian Cunningham. With the Combine […]
The Atlanta Falcons made the somewhat surprising decision to part ways with wide receiver Darnell Mooney after two seasons with the team. The decision, first reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, immediately places the veteran pass catcher on the free-agent market. Mooney was scheduled to carry a cap hit of $18.4 million for the […]
On the latest Kap & J. Hood Show on ESPN 1000, ESPN’s Courtney Cronin dropped plenty of Chicago Bears nuggets about the upcoming free agency period, but what stood out to me was her thoughts on the ongoing comp pick saga the Bears are in with the NFL as it relates to the Atlanta Falcons […]
Darnell Mooney was the first domino to fall Thursday, but not the last. The Atlanta Falcons have elected to let Sam Roberts test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, a wise move given the 2026 RFA (restricted free agent) tender price. Roberts was added to the roster just before the season began. He […]