According to Jonathan Jones, the Falcons have been docked a 2025 fifth-round pick and fined $250,000 for tampering with QB Kirk Cousins in free agency.  Jones adds Falcons GM Terry Fontenot has also been fined $50,000 personally. Tom Pelissero reports the Falcons were also found to have tampered with WR Darnell Mooney and TE Charlie Woerner.  Pelissero elaborates that the violations were considered administrative and the Falcons did not contact these players prior to the negotiating window. Instead, they made administrative errors, like making travel arrangements before the window t ..read more

Falcons Falcons RB Bijan Robinson (ankle) is feeling great and is working towards being fully comfortable on the field.  “I feel great,” Robinson said, via ProFootballTalk. “I know that I had to continue to rehab it and just get comfortable being back to myself. But it’s good. It’s good to be back on the field with the guys.” Robinson is focused on being a ballcarrier but will also get some opportunities at receiver similar to how the 49ers use Christian McCaffrey. “I’m going to be more of a runner that does everything else,” Robinson said. “It’s like runner first, like what I did in coll ..read more

Chargers Chargers signed first-round OT Joe Alt Commanders Commanders signed second-round DB Mike Sainristil Cowboys Cowboys signed second-round DE Marshawn Kneeland Dolphins Dolphins signed second-round OT Patrick Paul Falcons Falcons waived DB Anthony Sao Falcons signed DB Harrison Hand Lions Lions DB Craig James reverted to injured reserve after clearing waivers Patriots Patriots waived LB Jay Person Patriots claimed LB Steele Chambers off of waivers from the Lions Seahawks Seahawks waived DT Buddha Jones with an injury designation Seahawks signed QB P.J. Walker The post NFL ..read more

Buccaneers Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles said transitioning under new OC Liam Coen will require everyone to be on the same page and things are going well so far.  “The precision is the big thing – everybody being on the same page and understanding. It’s like a string – all 11 guys have to be on the same page, all 11 guys have got to have a great understanding of what the defense is doing and what they have to do off of it,” Bowles said, via BucsWire. “We’re building that and we’re getting there. This is the first time it was full speed for everybody and there were some plays that were success ..read more

Buccaneers New Buccaneers WR Sterling Shepard on signing with Tampa Bay: “The Bucs wanted me to fly out the next day. Jo, I strapped my cleats on and hit that workout like I’ve been running routes all my life. The rest is history.” (Josina Anderson) Shepard continued: “I’m so happy right now. I get to be with my brother again. Before this, I was in full daddy mode, but we got the contract done and now I’ll get back in Tampa Sunday for mandatory camp on Monday; but me and OBJ are going to get together and train for a couple days too. This is so crazy man, my whole mode just changed 180 ..read more

Falcons Falcons TE Kyle Pitts said he’s looking forward to the fresh start in a new regime. “I would say I’m a super rookie,” Pitts said, via ESPN’s Marc Raimondi. “You know, I’m not a ‘rookie rookie,’ but we’re all in this new offense, new regime, new schedule. So, we’re all in it fresh. But learning a new offense is always fun.” Falcons OC Zac Robinson is excited to work with Pitts and said he’s been tasked with learning multiple positions within the offense. “He’s learning basically two different positions, because there’s some tight end [work] and there’s some receiver, and so he’s got a l ..read more

Buccaneers Buccaneers S Antoine Winfield Jr. set his goal in 2023 to be the highest-paid safety in the league. “Highest paid,” Winfield said, via ESPN’s Jenna Laine. “Highest paid this year. Mark my words. I’m going to come back to this video and be like, ‘I did it.’ I’ll probably shed a tear because on this work that we put there right now, we’re going to make it happen. … The power of the tongue. You’ve got to speak it into existence. All-Pro, highest paid. All-Pro, highest paid. All-Pro, highest paid. And eventually it’s going to become reality.” After reaching his goal just one year later ..read more

According to D. Orlando Ledbetter, the Falcons claimed OL Andrew Stueber off of waivers from the Patriots on Tuesday. The team has also waived WR JaQuae Jackson in a corresponding move. Stueber, 24, was named second-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten while at Michigan in 2021 before the Patriots selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 draft. He has yet to appear in an NFL game. We will have more news on Stueber as it becomes available. The post Falcons Claim OL Andrew Stueber, Waive WR JaQuae Jackson appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co ..read more

Falcons Falcons OC Zac Robinson said having veteran QB Kirk Cousins run their offense gives them a lot of comfort going into 2024.  “Having the comfort of a veteran quarterback like Kirk that’s coming from this system — couldn’t ask for anything better,” Robinson said, via Marc Raimondi of ESPN.  Cousins sees similarities in Robinson’s offense to previous systems he’s played in.  “There’s a lot of things where you say, ‘Great, I had concerns that maybe I would be starting over, but I can spit that play out no problem,'” Cousins said. “‘I know that read — been there, done that ..read more

Falcons The Falcons made thorough changes to the coaching staff this offseason which included DC Jimmy Lake taking over. Lake discussed his defensive philosophy and has been happy with the players’ efforts through OTAs thus far. “I want these guys to play fast. I want them to play free. I want them to play physical,” Lake said, via Terrin Waack of the team’s website. “We don’t want to hold these guys back by terms and knowledge where they’re thinking on the football field. That’s the last thing I want them to do.” “You can definitely see in terms of how we’re going to play violently and how we ..read more