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5 days ago |
si.com | Daniel Flick
Before the Atlanta Falcons started rookie minicamp Friday at IBM Performance Field in Flowery Branch, Ga., they handled business with three of their five picks from the 2025 NFL draft. The Falcons announced in a release Friday morning they signed third-round safety Xavier Watts, fourth-round defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. and seventh-round offensive tackle Jack Nelson to their four-year rookie contracts.
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5 days ago |
si.com | Daniel Flick
The Atlanta Falcons started rookie minicamp Friday afternoon at IBM Performance Field in Flowery Branch, Ga., and had an extensive group of players take the field. Atlanta released its 42-player roster at the start of Friday's practice, which head coach Raheem Morris said beforehand was mostly an installation session.
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6 days ago |
si.com | Daniel Flick
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- On perhaps the biggest night of his life, 23-year-old Xavier Watts started playing pool at the Blackstone District in Omaha, Neb. Back in his hometown and surrounded by approximately 150 of his closest friends, family members and coaches, Watts sought ways to keep himself busy. The former Notre Dame standout expected April 25, the second day of the 2025 NFL draft, to be a short wait and long celebration -- he thought he'd go between slots 40 and 65.
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1 week ago |
si.com | Daniel Flick
The numbers are damning. The Atlanta Falcons don't mind. Across the 2023 and 2024 NFL drafts, 11 edge defenders -- outside linebackers or defensive ends -- were selected. Only two of them had more than 4.5 sacks. One was Will Anderson Jr., the No. 3 pick to the Houston Texans in 2023, and the other Chop Robinson, the Miami Dolphins' 21st overall pick in 2024. Anderson had seven sacks, while Robinson tallied six.
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1 week ago |
si.com | Daniel Flick
The Atlanta Falcons are sticklers to the notion that roster building is a 365-day process -- but there are, of course, certain stretches more targeted than others. Atlanta has wrapped up the first several waves of free agency and the 2025 NFL draft. It has a full roster and starts rookie minicamp Friday. The first phase of the offseason program started April 22. In essence, while the Falcons may not be done making moves, their core and foundation is largely set. What's left to improve?
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