Tight end Kyle Pitts was advertised as a generational talent when he came out of Florida, with the size, speed and resume to ...

NEW ORLEANS – No player in the NFL wants to have their starting role removed, especially not a team’s franchise quarterback. Atlanta Falcons veteran Kirk Cousins had to deal with that reality ...

DJ Siddiqi is a reporter who covers the NFL, NBA and pro wrestling. Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is learning even while on the sidelines. The No. 8 overall pick in the ...

Clinging to hope of a Kirk Cousins turnaround, the Atlanta Falcons only started rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. for three games during the 2024 season. Any progress he showed during those ...

Now, the franchise has only taken two quarterbacks in the first round of the NFL draft since that 2008 class: Matt Ryan and Michael Penix Jr. Ryan ... being a sturdy game manager with an elite ...

We might be over 15 years removed from the prime Mike Vick era in Atlanta, but there’s an upbeat feeling among Black fans and others eager to watch rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. make his ...

When Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. addressed reporters outside ... Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot have expressed confidence in Cousins's ability to be the team's backup ...

So far, so good. A new era of Atlanta Falcons football was ushered in on Sunday when the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Michael Penix Jr., made his first career start at quarterback in ...

Penix completed 21 of 38 passes for 312 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and rushed once for a five-yard touchdown in the Falcons' 44-38 overtime loss to the Panthers on Sunday.

Pitts hasn't reached 700 receiving yards in a season since eclipsing 1,000 yards as a rookie in 2021, and Falcons general manager Terry ... Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. thinks Pitts ...