This trade is a major win for the Falcons, who have been searching for reinforcements on the edge after losing Calais Campbell and Bud Dupree, who led the team in sacks and pressures last season. Judon, known for his relentless pass-rushing ability, will team up with Arnold Ebiketie to provide Atlanta with a formidable duo on the defensive front.

For the Patriots, this trade represents a strategic move, securing serious value for a 32-year-old player coming off an injury. With New England seemingly in a rebuilding phase, this deal aligns with their current direction and could set them up for future success. Fans may be bracing for back-to-back seasons of hoping for a top draft pick, but the Patriots’ front office appears to be making the right decisions for the long term.

Overall, this trade looks like a rare win-win for both teams. The Falcons get an elite pass-rusher to fill a critical need, while the Patriots gain valuable draft capital as they continue to retool their roster.

According to insider sources, the Falcons are aggressively pursuing the top pick in the draft to secure the services of Caleb Williams, the standout quarterback from USC. In exchange for the coveted first overall selection, the Bears stand to receive a significant haul of draft capital and a promising wide receiver.

Here’s a breakdown of the rumored trade package:

– **Bears Receive:**
– 8th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft
– 43rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft
– 74th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft
– 2025 first-round pick (from Falcons)
– 2025 fourth-round pick (from Falcons)
– 2026 second-round pick (from Falcons)
– Wide receiver Drake London

– **Falcons Receive:**
– 1st overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft (for Caleb Williams)

This proposed trade would not only provide the Bears with a substantial collection of draft assets but also inject talent and depth into their roster, with the addition of wide receiver Drake London from the Falcons.

For the Falcons, acquiring the first overall pick would represent a significant investment in securing their quarterback of the future in Caleb Williams, potentially reshaping the trajectory of their franchise for years to come.

While the rumors continue to circulate, neither team has officially confirmed the details of any trade discussions. However, the possibility of such a high-profile deal has sparked fervent speculation among fans and analysts alike, adding an extra layer of anticipation to the upcoming NFL Draft.

As the draft approaches, all eyes will be on the Bears and Falcons to see whether this rumored trade materializes and how it could impact the fortunes of both franchises moving forward.

It’s a tough position for Calvin to be in but rules are rules. You know you can’t bet on NFL games if you play for the NFL.

Here are the details:

Ridley said he bet $1,500 total and that “I don’t have a gambling problem.” He also tweeted that he couldn’t even watch football at the time he made the bets. He added that he’s just going to “be more healthy when I come back” and that “I know I was wrong But I’m getting 1 year lol.”

What if your team is struggling? Well, then draft season comes early. Check out what draft expert CowboysFan thinks your squad will do in his new 2019 NFL mock draft below!

1. Cardinals: Jonah Williams OT Alabama

The Cardinals need to find a way to protect Josh Rosen. You want to surround him with talent on O line and at WR. Sure I think Nick Bosa is a better player right now, but Jonah Williams isn’t a bad pick either. Williams has been a long time starter for Bama, and has obviously helped pave the way for the Bama ground game, but due to the emergence of Tua, we have seen him as a pass protector. His massive frame allows him to anchor with ease, and has great technique pushing rushers wide and away from the QB. No it’s not flashy, and no he’s not going to get stats, but if Josh Rosen ends up with 4000 yards passing next year, Williams will be a key reason why.

2. 49ers: Nick Bosa DE Ohio State

The 49ers just need to add talent all around. They do have Buckner, and have added Fred Warner, which has helped them, but adding an edge rusher like Bosa is a big deal. Bosa has natural bend and quickness as a pass rusher. He has an NFL body type. I have a higher grade than I had his brother, and I was very high on Joey. Bosa may have to answer questions about injury, and why he declined to play this season, but I don’t doubt his passion for the game.

3. Raiders: Quinnen Williams DT Alabama

Quinnen Williams is a big guy at 6’4″ 290 lbs. He’s both strong and quick for a guy his size. I’ve heard Dane Brugler compare him to Gerald McCoy. While I wouldn’t go that far, it’s not hard to see the potential this guy has. He is so fast off the line OG don’t really have the time to set up their blocks. He could improve as a run defender though. He isn’t bad, but you can see him being a little too eager to pass rush, he will abandon his assignment.

4. Giants: Greg Little OT Ole Miss

In this mock Justin Herbert returns to school which is why you see an OT here. Getting Greg Little, a talented and large OT to help pave the road for Saquon, and being the blindside protector of the heir apparent. Sure you want a QB here, but why reach and make things hard. Take a guy who can help your QB and be a big piece going forward.

5. Bills: Ed Oliver DT Houston

The Bills are still looking to replace a few guys they’ve lost. They need to surround their young QB with talent. I do not think there are many guys worth a first round pick at WR especially this early. Oliver is a player who can play inside or outside at the next level. He’s physical, quick, and strong. He is equally good in run and pass defense. I would love for the Bills to get this player and build around him.

6. Browns: Byron Murphy CB Washington

Byron Murphy Washington Murphy is the next in line to come out of the new DBU. Byron isn’t the biggest guy, but don’t let it fool you into believing he can’t or won’t tackle. He is very physical, even though he’s only around 185 lbs. Exceptional coverage skills, allow him to put WR on lockdown, and with the size to hang around with some TEs. Browns were criticized for taking Ward last year, well they add another guy to that secondary in Murphy who can be the opposite WR.

7. Jets: Clelin Ferrell DE Clemson

The Jets are another team that simply needs to add talent, and Ferrell is one who can add pass rush outside and let Williams wreak havoc inside. Ferrell is an elite pass rusher, who is also a good run defender. He’s simply good all around. He isn’t small, and he can win with power and finesse.

8. Colts: Greedy Williams CB LSU

By year’s end the race to be the top DB will come down to Williams and Murphy. In this scenario Murphy edges out Greedy. Greedy is an elite cover corner with speed. He’s also around 6’2″ which gives him much needed size outside. He excels in man, has good turn of direction skills. His weaknesses are that he is quite light and isn’t really physical as a tackler or run defender. But if you just want coverage guys he’s your man. The Colts can really bolster their defense with this pick. Sure O line could be an option, but I don’t really have an O lineman that’s similar in talent to Greedy left.

9. Falcons: Deandre Baker CB Georgia

Falcons have been comprimised on defense through a lot of injuries. Adding a guy like Baker can help mitigate some of that with his play. They already have Trufant, but there is nothing wrong with Baker. Baker is only about 5’10”, but his tackling ability are second to none in this class. He’s a coverage corner who can be excellent in zone or man, which is highly beneficial to a Falcons defense that takes pride in flexibility. The issue for Baker will be size, but also his lack of athletic ability, I don’t think he’s that fast. Neither was Desmond King and look how that turned out. Chargers got a first round talent in round 5, and everyone in the league is scratching their heads.

10. Buccaneers: Deionte Thompson S Alabama

6’2″ 195 lbs. The Bucs are a mess defensively, currently the worst defense in the league. Thompson will help Tampa use the cover 2 they covet. Thompson is a free range safety, able to go from sideline to sideline and makes use of his coverage skills to make plays on the ball. He can be a bit wild as a tackler, throwing his body around which could cause injury. He can play in the box or out in coverage, which gives him the ability to be a force as a defender.

Here are the details:

For $1,000 a week, Saints fans want to make Falcons fans relive the Super Bowl collapse with a billboard displaying the now infamous 28-3 third-quarter score near Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The New Orleans T-shirt company Dirty Coast has launched the campaign based off their (apparently) popular score designed shirt. From the campaign:

In New Orleans we take history seriously. So it goes without asking that we made note of the historic loss in last year’s Superbowl. So to commemorate that moment we would like to put up a billboard in Atlanta. Is it an epic act of trolling? Maybe. Is it hilarious? You bet.

If you want to help us pay for the billboard ($1,000 per week) then please donate $10. If we can collect enough we can keep the billboard up for months.

-Source: AJC

Questions will be asked for decades on how the 25 point overtime comeback win happened. Did Matt Ryan choke, or is Jake Matthews’ hold to blame? Or do we blame Devonte Freeman’s missed block, or the lack of running plays called for the Falcons?

I’d hate to be a Falcon fan right now. At least when my Denver Broncos lost Super Bowl 48 we knew about a minute and twenty seconds in we were wearing an L. There is nothing worse in pro football fandom than getting let down by a team that you thought was championship material.

But Falcons fans I have something special for you. A rap battle of NFL fans/battle rappers repping each team. Chilla Jones of Boston raps for the Pats and Ness Lee of Atlanta holds it down for the Dirty Birds. At least ATL wins this one.

Check out the battle below:

Per: BARSTOOL SPORTS

At one point he was good ascending into great territory, then out of no where he became an interception machine. In the last few years Ryan has averaged 16 picks a year and that doesn’t look to end any time soon.

Here is a video of Falcons camp in which Matt Ryan is… throwing a pick! And what’s even worse? He threw the pick to Kyle Shanahan who last time I checked was not a NFL cornerback.

Here is the video below:

Kyle Shanahan just intercepted Matt Ryan LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/MAyd4qQpKP

— Herbo (@HerbMcDerb) August 4, 2016

Will Matt Ryan get it together? Or will he just throw more picks? Will Julio Jones be happy? These questions and more answered on the next episode of Dragon Ball Atlanta….

According to Eli himself, he was asked some “weird” questions during the draft combine process. One of those questions came from Falcons who specifically wanted to know if he found another man attractive. In that way.

Yeah… weird.

Not all of the questions being asked at the NFL Scouting Combine relate directly to football. But one question that Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple was asked just might have crossed a line.

On Friday, in an interview with Comcast SportsNet’s Breakfast On Broad, Apple, one of the top corners in the draft class, indicated that he was asked about his sexual orientation during an interview with the Atlanta Falcons.

“The Falcons coach, one of the coaches, was like, ‘So do you like men?'” Apple said. “It was like the first thing he asked me. It was weird. I was like, ‘no’. He was like, ‘If you’re going to come to Atlanta, sometimes that’s how it is around here. You’re going to have to get used to it.'”

This isn’t the first time a Combine participant has outed the NFL for asking inappropriate questions during the pre-draft process. In 2013, University of Colorado tight end Nick Kasa told ESPN Radio that he was asked if he liked girls, prompting a quick response from the league spokesman Greg Aiello, who said it was league policy to neither “consider nor inquire about sexual orientation during the hiring process.”

Apple, a projected late-first/second round pick, indicated that it may not have been a direct question about his sexual orientation, and the question may have been asked in an attempt to force him to think on his feet. He added that he had been asked “a lot of weird questions. I don’t know if I could say on TV.”

“I guess he was joking,” Apple said, “but they just ask most of these questions to see how you’re going to react.”

Apple’s televised announcement of the Falcons’ Combine questioning habits led the team to react quickly. Shortly after the interview on Friday, Falcons head coach Dan Quinn apologized to Apple and added that he’d spoken to the coach about a question he called “inappropriate and unprofessional.”

“I am really disappointed in the question that was asked by one of our coaches,” Quinn said in a statement. “I have spoken to the coach that interviewed Eli Apple and explained to him how inappropriate and unprofessional this was. I have reiterated this to the entire coaching staff and I want to apologize to Eli for this even coming up. This is not what the Atlanta Falcons are about and it is not how we are going to conduct ourselves.”

The NFL shares Quinn’s view on the situation.

“This is disappointing and clearly inappropriate as the Falcons acknowledged,” a league spokesman added. “We will look into it.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/fo…icle-1.2553151

Of course the Falcons can claim that they had the right to ask the question due to the city’s high population of gay men, but again it is none of their business if Eli or any other player is interested in that. These guy’s jobs is to play football not look for a date.

The Falcons can definitely expect some kind of discipline from the league for this. I don’t understand why teams are still teetering this line after Michael Sam. It’s just too much trouble to ask. Just do your research on the kids Instagram (because everyone snitches on themselves online) and keep it moving.

It’s good to see a guy like this get back on his feet. We are rooting for him.

Source: CNN Newsroom

A lot of people have forgotten all about Lofa Tatupu, which is incredible considering when healthy he is one of the best linebackers in the game. The Seahawks decided that he was too expensive last off-season so they released him and he didn’t find a team in 2011. Now he is back and an Atlanta Falcon looking to remind people who he is.

Here is what Lofa had to say:

“It wasn’t my choice,” Tatupu said of his absence, via Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe. “It wasn’t anything to do with concussions or lingering injuries. I was ready to play last season.

“I got released, like a lot of people did, and I just didn’t catch on with anybody.”

He admitted he nearly gave up the attempt to come back.

“At a certain point, I just stopped working out,’’ Tatupu said. ‘‘I thought it was over. I was really ready to send those [retirement] papers in.’’