The East-West Shrine Bowl is one of the most prestigious college football all-star games and certainly the longest-standing one, being played annually since 1925. This year, one of the Falcons‘ own will be leading the East team. Atlanta’s special teams coach, Marquice Williams, coached the East squad in 2023, and he will once again get
The Falcons don’t have many free agents that they should be worried about hitting the open market, but there are a few Terry Fontenot should prioritize. Mike Hughes can be upgraded, but his versatility and steady play is extremely valuable. The veteran cornerback should be brought back, and KhaDarel Hodge, Atlanta’s special teams Pro Bowler,
The Falcons have a lot to do this offseason, and somewhere on the to-do list is Kyle Pitts. Kirk Cousins will dominate headlines. Atlanta has to decide whether to cut, trade, or keep the veteran. The financial ramifications for each of those options will certainly factor into Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot’s decision, but it’s
While the Falcons aren’t in the market for a head coach, fans should be paying attention to the hiring cycle because the Saints are in the process of looking for their next guy, and it looks like their top target has emerged — Aaron Glenn. Per ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the Saints are expected to “make
The search continues! With Jimmy Lake left in 2024, Atlanta is interviewing prospective defensive coordinators, the latest being an old friend in Jeff Ulbrich. Falcons now have interviewed former Jets interim HC Jeff Ulbrich for their defensive coordinator opening. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 15, 2025 Most recently, Ulbrich replaced Robert Saleh as head coach
The Falcons are continuing their search for their vacant defensive coordinator position, moving on to Steve Wilks, who is interviewing for the job, per Jeremy Fowler. Wilks is a long-time coach whose last stop was with the 49ers in 2023. Before that, he began the 2022 campaign as the Panthers defensive pass game coordinator and
The Falcons haven’t had much success drafting under Terry Fontenot, and that continued with the latest draft class. Outside of Michael Penix Jr., who the jury is still out on, the 2024 rookie class was pathetic and the second-least productive in the NFL, ahead of only the Vikings. The Falcons notably traded up in the
The NFL head coaching cycle is going to be as entertaining as the quarterback carousel is every offseason, and an old Falcons friend could find himself in the middle of it. Not only is Deion Sanders being floated as the next head coach of America’s Team, but the Falcons’ biggest rival, the Saints, is also
To nobody’s surprise, Carson Beck was highly sought after once he entered the transfer portal. According to Matt Hayes, Georgia wanted him back for the 2025 campaign, but they weren’t alone. Alabama was the second program to call. Some Georgia fans will question the validity of this report, but I’m not sure why. Beck went
With pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training in about a month, Braves Country is getting increasingly anxious that Alex Anthopoulos hasn’t made a single notable move, but a recent report Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic should put Anthony Santander and Jack Flaherty on Atlanta’s radar. Per Rosenthal and Sammon, the two
