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NFL Rookie Minicamps: Four Teams That Need to Feel Great by Sunday
With rookie minicamps underway, these four NFL teams face early pressure to see if their top draft picks can meet sky-high expectations....
Falcons, Tundra go straight to semis to start BLAST Slam III
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports finished atop their respective groups at the BLAST Slam III event on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,By grabbing first place in Groups A and B, respectively, Falcons and Tundra were seeded directly into the semifinals of the playoff stage that begins Wednesday.,The $1...
Biggest Remaining NFL Offseason Questions for the Browns, Falcons, Saints and More
With four months until kickoff, quarterback controversies, high-priced backups and long-term planning dominate the biggest lingering questions of the 2025 NFL offseason....
NFL fines Falcons, Jeff Ulbrich total of $350K for Sanders prank
A prank call to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft cost the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was fined $100,000 by the league for his 21-year-old son's "tremendous mistake.",The NFL fined the Falcons for allowing Sanders' private information...
NFL fines Falcons, Jeff Ulbrich total of $350K for Shedeur prank
A prank call to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft cost the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was fined $100,000 by the league for his 21-year-old son's "tremendous mistake.",The NFL fined the Falcons for allowing Sanders' private information...
Falcons pick up fifth-year option for WR Drake London
The Atlanta Falcons exercised their fifth-year option for wide receiver Drake London on Wednesday.,London, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, will earn a guaranteed $16.817 million in 2026.,London set career highs across the board with 100 catches for 1,271 yards and nine touchdowns last ...
Falcons say son of DC Jeff Ulbrich prank-called Shedeur Sanders
The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich orchestrated Friday's prank call to Shedeur Sanders amid the quarterback prospect's fall in the NFL draft.,The Falcons released a statement Sunday apologizing for 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich's hoax after it was reported that the NFL was inves...
Team Vitality outlast Falcons, win grand final at IEM Melbourne
Team Vitality recorded a 3-2 victory over Team Falcons in the grand final of the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 event on Sunday in Australia.,Vitality and Falcons split the first four maps before the former notched a 22-20 win on Nuke to pocket the $125,000 first-place prize.,Team Vit...
Grading the Falcons' draft
Atlanta Falcons,Grade: B-,Best Pick: S Xavier Watts, No. 96 Overall,What we liked: The selections were impressive values in comparison to consensus; Jalon Walker (taken 15th) was seen by many as a potential top 10 pick thanks to his explosive nature; edge James Pearce's testing numbers make his pote...
Team Falcons, Team Vitality breeze to final at IEM Melbourne
Team Falcons and Team Vitality each recorded a 2-0 sweep on Saturday to advance to the grand final in the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 event in Australia.,Falcons dispatched MOUZ after posting a 13-3 win on Dust II and 13-6 victory on Nuke.,North Macedonia's Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkov...
Falcons, MongolZ move to semis at IEM Melbourne
Team Falcons and The MongolZ won on Friday to advance to the semifinals in the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 event in Australia.,Falcons swept GamerLegion in convincing fashion with a 13-3 win on Train and a 13-4 triumph on Nuke. Their semifinal opponent Saturday is MOUZ, who won the...
Kirk Cousins attends Falcons’ voluntary workouts amid uncertain future
With his future in flux, Kirk Cousins attended the first day of the Atlanta Falcons' offseason workouts, multiple reports said Tuesday.,The decision came as a surprise, as the Falcons and head coach Raheem Morris expected him to skip out on the voluntary program.,"I'm not going to be foolish to thin...
Falcons sign QB Easton Stick
The Atlanta Falcons signed free agent quarterback Easton Stick on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Stick, 29, spent the past six seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers after they selected him in the fifth round of the 2019 draft.,Stick has gotten into six career games and made four start...
Reports: Suitors scoff at Falcons' asking price for Kirk Cousins
Teams reaching out to the Atlanta Falcons about the availability of quarterback Kirk Cousins in trade talks have informed the front office their asking price is too high, ESPN reports. ,Atlanta reportedly has asked teams interested in a deal to absorb $20 million of the $45 million in guarantees Cou...
PARIVISION, Spirit, Falcons, Aurora prevail at PGL Wallachia
PARIVISION, Team Spirit, Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming improved to 2-0 Sunday on the second day of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 group stage in Bucharest, Romania.,Those four teams are now one win away from clinching a berth in the playoff stage. They will be paired up for win-and-advance matches on M...
Team Falcons, NTMR move on at Champions Clash
Team Falcons and NTMR each recorded a victory on Saturday to advance to the upper-bracket final of the Overwatch Champions Series' 2025 Champions Clash in Hangzhou, China.,Eight teams qualified for spots in the double-elimination bracket, with a champion to be crowned Sunday.,Team Falcons posted a 3...
mONESY discusses move to Falcons from G2
A day after his move to Team Falcons was confirmed by G2 leadership, Ilya "mONESY" Osipov took to the media circuit to discuss his change of jerseys.,"I'm very sad to see Ilya go but I wish him the best and thank him for the magic moments he gave us," G2 CEO Alban "Stilgar" Dechelotte said on social...
Team Falcons blanks G2 to win PGL Bucharest title
Team Falcons thrashed G2 Esports 3-0 to win the grand final at the PGL Bucharest 2025 event on Sunday in Romania.,Falcons, who squeaked into the grand final with 2-1 victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals, defeated G2 13-5 on Mirage, 13-7 on Nuke and 13-8 on Ancient. That earned the team a fi...
G2 Esports, Team Falcons in grand final at PGL Bucharest
G2 Esports and Team Falcons won their respective semifinal matches Saturday at the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event in Romania, setting up Sunday's grand final.,G2 swept Complexity 2-0 with a 13-8 win on Anubis and a 13-9 victory on Dust II. ,Falcons took down FaZe Clan 2-1, sandwiching a 13-4 win ...
VP, FaZe, Falcons punch playoff tickets at PGL Bucharest
Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan and Team Falcons won Thursday's Round 5 matches to reach the playoffs at the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event in Romania.,Virtus.pro recorded a 2-0 victory over Astralis and FaZe Clan advanced by the same score against Apogee Esports. ,Virtus.pro posted a 13-10 win on Dust II ...