Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts hasn't quite lived up to the lofty expectations that made him the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, but Falcons coach Raheem Morris still believes Pitts has what it takes to be an NFL start.
Coming into the offseason, many described the Falcons as a talented, yet underachieving roster that was the proverbial ‘quarterback away’ from competing.
The Atlanta Falcons broke the mold when they selected Kyle Pitts with the fourth overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. It represented the highest pick ever used on a tight end in NFL history, and three years later, it remains that way.
A number of young players are entering career-defining seasons. With that in mind, here are five players under 25 who are entering seasons that will shape their careers.
There has been a mass migration from Atlanta to Pittsburgh. It began when Arthur Smith was fired as Falcons head coach and subsequently hired as the new Steelers offensive coordinator.
The Falcons shocked their fan base, Kirk Cousins, and just about everyone watching the NFL Draft when they took Michael Penix with their top pick. The reasoning is simple from Terry Fontenot and Raheem Morris’ viewpoint.
The Atlanta Falcons announced on Monday that the team will exercise their fifth-year option rights for former first-round TE Kyle Pitts. The team announced their decision with just three days to go before the deadline.
The Atlanta Falcons picked up tight end Kyle Pitts' fifth-year option on Monday. The fourth overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft will stay with Atlanta through at least 2025.
It was never a question of if, but rather when the Falcons would pick up Kyle Pitts’ fifth-year option, and Field Yates is reporting that it just happened.
While Kyle Pitts has not yet lived up to his No. 4 overall draft slot, the Falcons have the young tight end talent now paired with a high-priced free agent quarterback (and a No. 8 overall pick at the position).
The Falcons are making headlines again! If Arthur Blank’s sole goal was to get his club back into the storylines of the NFL media, he’s accomplished it this offseason.
Kyle Pitts was among those stunned when the club controversially made Michael Penix Jr. the eighth pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Atlanta Falcons TE Kyle Pitts was forced to process the ineptitude of his organization in front of an internet audience.
In addition to everything new on the team, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a new offensive coordinator in 2024. Former Falcons and prolific Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will head the ship after the team fired Matt Canada in the middle of the season.
The Falcons turned a lot of heads when they made Kyle Pitts the highest-drafted tight end in league history. With an aging Matt Ryan and a new regime led by Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith, many thought it was the perfect time to invest in a quarterback.
The NFL Draft is just over a week away, and it is the most pivotal in recent memory for the Falcons. They have a talented roster, and they went out and acquired a quarterback that makes them favorites in the NFC South.
Entering the 2021 NFL Draft, the Falcons were beginning a new era in the organization’s history. With Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff out, Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot were in, giving the fan base hope for the first time in years.
The talk of the Falcons jersey numbers surrounded Kirk Cousins and Kyle Pitts, but that resolution was a bit anticlimactic. When the signing was first announced, there was a ton of debate about Cousins and Pitts’ jersey numbers.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins will wear No. 18 with the Atlanta Falcons as opposed to the No. 8 he had worn dating back to high school, and there’s a good reason for it.
Upon signing with the Atlanta Falcons, one of the biggest questions facing quarterback Kirk Cousins is the jersey number he'd be donning. The answer was revealed Monday, as Cousins claimed No.
Kyle Pitts currently wears the jersey number with the Atlanta Falcons that Kirk Cousins has worn since high school.
Pitts had an interesting request of Cousins in exchange for his No. 8.
Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts reportedly put the full-court press on Kirk Cousins early this offseason, ultimately convincing the Pro Bowl quarterback to take his talents to Atlanta.
The addition of Cousins should give the Falcons their most steady quarterback play since Matt Ryan’s prime years.
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts has had difficulty matching the production from his rookie campaign back in 2021, but he still makes an impact in other ways.
For a player with as much talent as him, Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts hasn't had the start to his career that he may have envisioned. The former
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