Former Miami center James Brockermeyer recently visited the Titans and will visit the Bears later this week, per source. The son of former NFL tackle Blake Brockermeyer, James helped himself with a standout week at the Senior Bowl. pic.x.com/LPDJ0nnmLR

Yikes: New Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa says that football is his "part-time job" since having multiple children.Tagovailoa is only 28 years old and has already made $180 million in the NFL. pic.x.com/UYh4NwLeRs

RT: WILD#Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa is under heavy criticism from fans for saying that football is his PART-TIME JOB.Tagovailoa is 28 years old & says that his kids and family are his full-time job.Tua has already made $180 million in the NFL. https://t.co/ZYHIYGpp82

Wow: Falcons HC Kevin Stefanski praises new QB Tua Tagovailoa's throwing accuracy.He believes Tua has an "innate, God-given ability."The QB1 battle in Atlanta is heating up pic.x.com/1IAgdJSH1o

UDFA QB Jack Strand if you're interested in that sort of stuff. pic.x.com/djniAY4Hjc

Kevin Stefanski on UDFA QB signee Jack Strand: "Jack was a guy we did a lot of work on, watched a lot of tape on him. Brought him in for a visit. Very intelligent young man, great size for the position, but it's a transition."

The Falcons have signed free agent running back Tyler Goodson, the team announced Thursday.

RB Tyler Goodson has signed with the #Falcons, the team announced.Goodson, who is a Georgia native, spent the last three years with the #Colts. The 25-year-old had become a core special teamer in Indy.

Falcons sign ex-Colts RB Tyler Goodsonnfl.com/news/2026-nfl- pic.x.com/rgYqvBokee

A lot of work for RB in the pass game today. Both Jordan James and Kaelon Black seem very capable in that regard and it's obviously something Shanahan wants to implement more of behind CMC neither Jordan Mason nor Brian Robinson delivered much in the receiving game

Key point from Kyle Shanahan when it comes to Isaac Guerendo's sparse 2025 playing time: "This was the first year that I could remember coaching that not one of our running backs got hurt."Both CMC and Brian Robinson Jr. were available at 1-2 all season. Shanahan actually thought the 49ers would inevitably get to Guerendo, but RB was the one position that somehow avoided injuries

So many mistakes are gonna be made this year in fantasy football

@AdamSchefter: Falcons officially signed RB Brian Robinson Jr. https://t.co/8oUjxRyl2v

Nathan Carter shows off the speed for SIX! @AtlantaFalcons Watch on NFL Network Stream on @NFLPlus pic.x.com/AOUn8lHDbv

RT: Nathan Carter 43 yards up the middle to the 🏠 Watch on @NFLNetwork Stream on @NFLPlus pic.x.com/H2HhQ4Rms9

Norris left the field in an ambulance after his head made contact with Falcons running back Nathan Carter

RT: The Falcons have signed TE Joshua Simon to a reserve/future contract, joining seven others who signed back on Jan. 5. https://t.co/ZM9UraGkkN

The Falcons' bid to end their five-game losing streak is off to a good start on Sunday afternoon.

Kirk Cousins threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver David Sills and the Falcons defense kept the Saints offense from putting any points on the board in the first half. Atlanta also got three field goals from Zane Gonzalez and lead the Saints 16-7 at halftime at the Superdome in New Orleans.

Cousins is 14-of-20 for 118 yards and also had an interception when a pass to tight end Kyle Pitts was deflected into the hands of Saints safety Justin Reid. Reid took the ball back 49 yards for the only Saints points of the opening 30 minutes. Cousins, who is starting in place of the injured Michael Penix, has completed passes to seven players with wide receiver Drake London out of the lineup and little-used players like Sills, Dylan Drummond and Charlie Woerner have factored into the offensive mix.

In the spring, the tight ends at Arizona State were treated to a 30-minute Zoom with Atlanta Falcons tight end Charlie Woerner. Woerner carved out a role for himself in the NFL despite not being a prolific pass catcher, and his message to the Sun Devils was that they can do the same.

It's a message position coach Jason Mohns has tried to drive home. He hoped hearing it from an NFL player would make it that much more impactful.

"He was generous with his time and spent 20-30 minutes with us," Mohns said. "We highlighted him because he's a guy that is going into year six, and he has like 18 career catches for 130 something yards, and he just signed a big deal, and it's because of what he does without the ball in his hands, his technique.

Clearly, the 49ers' plan to renovate the D-line is primarily rooted in a draft class that's ultra-talented at the position. So we'll have to wait until late April to know the exact collection of new pieces. But SF has already done some work on other areas of its run defense in free agency. Take safety, which has seen the signings of Jason Pinnock and Richie Grant. Pinnock, especially, has the closed-quarter skillset that might translate well toward improving some of the poor tackling the 49ers saw from the back end last season. At the very least, Pinnock and James intensify competition for Ji'Ayir Brown at the position for a low cost. And a defense that finished as poorly as SF's needs more hungry competition LombardiHimself: Short-yardage run efficiency (#31) This and the 49ers' first-down run EPA (#20) both languished in 2024. This was a fundamental failure for SF. Shanahan bases his offense on running success. Unsurprisingly, the biggest FA contract — to TE Luke Farrell — has gone toward rectifying this. The 49ers truly missed Charlie Woerner in 2023. Farrell reintroduces that skillset. He's very good at sift blocks and shouldn't be slept on in pass protection — that can free up George Kittle in the pass game, which can then also help the 49ers on the ground. It's all connected

The Falcons elevated wide receiver Chris Blair and edge rusher Khalid Kareem from their practice squad for Monday Night Football against the Rams.

The Falcons have elevated edge Khalid Kareem and wide receiver Chris Blair for tonight's game against the Rams. They have not, as far as we know, hired Matt Ryan yet. Monday Night Football kicks off at 8:15 p.m.

The Falcons have elevated safety Jammie Robinson and wide receiver Chris Blair to the active roster for tonight's game.

Drake London's contract extension with the Falcons became official on Monday.

Kevin Stefanski: Drake London represents all the things we believe in. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal

RT: Drake London, Atlanta Falcon pic.x.com/6E8XBxrccf

Kevin Stefanski and Olamide Zaccheaus went to the same high school St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia."Small world," said OZ, who signed his free agency paperwork today.

Olamide Zaccheaus returning to Falcons after three seasons away, per @TomPelissero nfl.com/news/nfl-news- pic.x.com/5rhVLKznaV

Zaccheaus spent four years in Atlanta (19-22), catching 94 passes for 1,328 yards and eight touchdowns.

@TomPelissero: Reunion: Veteran WR Olamide Zaccheaus is signing with the Falcons, per sources. Seven years after making Atlanta's roster as an undrafted free agent, OZ is back in the ATL on a deal negotiated by @bparker of @vaynersports. https://t.co/HOMhjiOBR3