The Atlanta Falcons have plenty of work to do defensively, and they may turn to a local star in Georgia's Jalon Walker to help.

The Falcons, Dolphins, Cardinals and Colts all finished 8-9. The Dolphins are set to pick 13th, Colts 14th, Falcons 15th and Cardinals 16th. The order is determined by the record with strength of ...

Former No. 1 overall pick, 16 year NFL veteran, three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and 2020 Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith unloaded on the Atlanta Falcons brass during his segment on ESPN’s ...

The Atlanta Falcons have had a very interesting season and made the bold decision to switch from Kirk Cousins to Michael Penix Jr. ahead of Week 16. That decision has not yet been fully vindicated, ...

The Atlanta Falcons fill a variety of needs with their limited picks in 2025, and it's all on one side of the ball.

There will be a new quarterback in Atlanta. Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris announced rookie Michael Penix Jr. will be the starter for the team's upcoming game against the New York Giants ...

The stakes are high for a "Sunday Night Football" tilt featuring the Atlanta Falcons (8-7) and the Washington Commanders (10-5). Michael Penix had a nice debut with a victory − and it certainly ...

Penix, the eighth overall pick in this year's draft, was supposed to serve as Cousins' understudy for a year or two, a plan ...

Then he played like a veteran for the Atlanta Falcons. Penix’s first NFL start went about as smoothly as it could, helped greatly by a defense that returned two interceptions for touchdowns ...

The Atlanta Falcons went all-in at quarterback this offseason, signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal worth $180 million, even though the former Vikings’ QB was coming off a torn Achilles.

Eight months ago, the Atlanta Falcons were being scrutinized to no end for drafting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, just after signing four-time Pro Bowler ...

The Atlanta Falcons are making the move they clearly did not want to make – replacing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins with rookie Michael Penix Jr. starting immediately. Falcons head coach ...