Atlanta Falcons edge-rusher James Pearce Jr will miss the first eight games of the regular season after the NFL concluded its investigation under the personal conduct policy. Pearce received the longest of four suspensions announced by the league on Friday, with Washington Commanders defensive end Dorance Armstrong (one game), Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis (three) and Tennessee Titans defensive …
Jalon Walker will miss the 2026 season after the Atlanta Falcons confirmed that the second-year edge rusher tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Tuesday’s training camp practice. Walker was injured late in a non-padded 11-on-11 period as Atlanta worked through a two-minute situation. He remained on the ground after the play and was treated by the …
The Atlanta Falcons have resolved the most pressing item on their training camp agenda by agreeing a record-breaking extension with running back Bijan Robinson. Robinson will receive $51m guaranteed as part of a three-year deal carrying a maximum value of $75m, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Both figures establish new benchmarks at a position that has spent much of …
The Atlanta Falcons spent the offseason constructing a competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr, only for the opening day of training camp to arrive without either quarterback cleared for 11-on-11 work. Tagovailoa was held out because of an injury described by head coach Kevin Stefanski as minor, while Penix remains restricted as he continues his rehabilitation from the …
The NFL will turn the opening weekend of August into a nationwide preview of the 2026 season as all 32 clubs take part in the sixth annual Training Camp: Back Together Weekend. Taking place across Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August, the league-wide initiative has grown beyond its original premise of reconnecting teams with their supporters at the beginning of …
The NFL did not feel the need to hide its headline acts when revealing its full 2026 schedule. The new campaign opens, in line with recent rumours, with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl LX rematch, features nine international games and closes, as usual, with a full Week 18 divisional slate designed …
The National Football League has revealed the teams that will help push its international ambitions into unprecedented territory after unveiling a record nine-game overseas slate for the 2026 season. The overseas schedule was already known to stretch across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums as commissioner Roger Goodell’s long-term vision of a truly global league accelerates, but now the …
The NFL’s expanding international footprint will return to Spain in 2026 with one of the league’s more intriguing offensive match-ups, after the Cincinnati Bengals were confirmed as the Atlanta Falcons’ opponents for this season’s game at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. The league, maintaining its policy of drip-feeding select highlights of the 2026 schedule ahead of Thursday’s main reveal — and, …
Justin Simmons has brought the curtain down on one of the most consistent defensive careers of the past decade, announcing his retirement from the NFL on his own terms. The two-time All-Pro safety confirmed he is stepping away from the game at 32, — exactly ten years to the day he was drafted — by signing a one-day contract to …
Where the opening night of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh reflected teams’ desire to bolster their trenches, Friday saw receivers and tight ends flow off the board in amongst a heavier look at defensive positions. The quarterback has long been viewed as thin this year and, after Ty Simpson going to the Los Angeles Rams added an unexpected second …
While many eyes were on the prospects waiting to be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft, it was a player taken in the first round a year ago who caught the media’s attention ahead of opening night. James Pearce Jr, a first-round selection by the Atlanta Falcons a year ago, continues to face three felony charges (aggravated battery with a …
Atlanta, Houston and Carolina are all at slightly different stages of the same offseason process, with the Falcons and Texans already moving to secure cornerstone talent from the 2023 draft while the Panthers prepare to do the same with Bryce Young. The clearest endorsement came in Atlanta, where the Falcons picked up the fifth-year option on running back Bijan Robinson, …
The Atlanta Falcons have unveiled the new primary uniforms they will wear from the 2026 NFL season, rolling out a franchise-wide redesign built around what the organisation describes as an ‘authentic, fast, timeless’ philosophy. Rather than presenting the change as a simple aesthetic refresh, Atlanta’s launch messaging makes clear that this is intended as a considered reset, one that reconnects …
Atlanta Falcons pass rusher James Pearce Jr has been formally charged with multiple felonies following the February incident involving former girlfriend Rickea Jackson, marking a significant escalation in a case previously reported by Gridiron. According to new details, prosecutors have filed three felony charges against Pearce, including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing and eluding police, and resisting an …
The Atlanta Falcons have been unveiled as one of the participating teams for the second NFL International Series game in Madrid later this year. While the Falcons’ opponent, along with the precise game date and kickoff time, will be announced when the full 2026 NFL schedule is revealed later this spring, the announcement temporarily nixes predictions that Atlanta might be …
The NFL’s offseason carousel is already spinning, with high-profile exits, extensions and comebacks shaping the early narrative ahead of the new league year on March 11. In Atlanta, the Kirk Cousins era is drawing to a close before it ever truly settled. Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham confirmed at the NFL Scouting Combine that the veteran quarterback will be released …
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore has died at the age of just 25, the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound sustained over the weekend. Moore’s body was discovered in the garage of his home in New Albany, Indiana on Saturday, and there would appear to be no suspicion of foul play, according to statements from New Albany Police …
WNBA star Rickea Jackson is willing to testify against her former boyfriend, Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr, following his arrest for allegedly ramming her car as she tried to flee to a Florida police station. Pearce, 23 and coming to the end of his rookie NFL season, was arrested on February 7th after a pursuit in Doral ended when …
The 2026 NFL offseason coaching cycle (and in some cases, recycle) is in full swing, with teams across the league announcing a flurry of coordinator hires in the past few days. From seasoned NFL play-callers returning to coordinator roles to rising assistants getting their first big opportunity, a full breakdown of the latest moves as teams build around new and …
The Atlanta Falcons have named Kevin Stefanski as the 20th head coach in franchise history, hiring the two-time Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year after meetings with team leadership in Atlanta. Stefanski, 43, replaces Raheem Morris, who was not retained following the 2025 season, and will report to the Falcons’ newly-installed team president of football, Matt Ryan. “We’re thrilled …
The Atlanta Falcons have turned to one of the most accomplished figures in franchise history to lead their football operations into the future. Owner and chairman Arthur Blank has named former NFL MVP and long-time Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan as the team’s new president of football, overseeing all aspects of football operations and reporting directly to Blank. Ryan, who will …
Black Monday came and went as the NFL regular season reached its conclusion, with four teams waving farewell to their head coach and joining the two that made changes midseason. Here’s a quick look at the six teams looking for new leadership as they turn their attention towards 2026. ALREADY LOOKING Tennessee Titans The Titans fired Brian Callahan after six …
The final weekend of the 2025 NFL regular season was awash with possibilities, both on the field and off. Playoff places and draft opportunities were all up for grabs in the now traditional divisional head-to-heads that grace Week 18, while players and coaches fought for new records and their very futures with equal zeal. John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin squared …
I spent the first portion of this weekend’s 13-hour NFL grip on my attention in Berlin’s famous Olympiastadion. That ancient monolith has borne witness to some of sport’s most iconic moments, not least Jesse Owens’ defiant victory in the face of an evil regime, Usain Bolt’s record-shattering run and Zinedine Zidane’s ignominious end to a glittering career. The stakes for …
