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When it comes to offenses in the NFL, few have a player who is as big a mismatch as Kyle Pitts, the third-year Atlanta Falcons tight end who practically set the athletic standards for the position coming out of Florida in 2021. Standing 6-foot-5, 246 pounds with wide receiver-caliber 4.44 speed and an 83.375-inch wingspan […]

If you’re the Atlanta Falcons, enough is enough. Getting back to the playoffs this season will be paramount for a team that has seemingly had enough tools and talent to make it that far in seasons past. This year will be no different. Actually, the talent level has only increased, thanks to free agent pickup […]

The Atlanta Falcons are set to look much different than they did last year and even over the past couple of years. For starters, the coaching staff will be mostly brand new, with Raheem Morris taking over for Arthur Smith as head coach. He will be bringing in coordinators Zac Robinson and Jimmy Lake, among […]

When it comes to the Atlanta Falcons this upcoming season, a lot of the football world will see how new quarterback Kirk Cousins is going to do, but some of the focus should be on the weapons around him as well. One being Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, who is coming into a year with […]

To help wrap our NFL positional rankings, we are moving onto the tight end position, which has a healthy mix of young and old talent. While there are plenty of household names in our 2024 NFL TE Power Rankings, it feels like this season is when the changing of the guard officially happens. While the […]

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts had a monster rookie season back in 2021, but a knee injury during the 2022 season has slowed him down. Pitts hasn’t been able to replicate the success that he found during his first year in the NFL, but he should be much healthier this season. He went down […]

The biggest question when Kirk Cousins made the move to join the Atlanta Falcons was not his fit, age, or his style of play. Rather, it was about him retaining his iconic number 8 jersey from the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins. Kyle Pitts was the one who snagged the number first. The young weapon […]

The final installment of our way-too-early 2024 fantasy football preview is for the tight end position. With rookies like Trey McBride and Sam LaPorta taking the fantasy community by storm last season, who could surprise this year? There was not a lot of movement this offseason for free-agent tight ends, so the household names you […]

It seems that before they’ve even touched the field together, new Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins and tight end Kyle Pitts have formed quite the bond with each other. Cousins was one of the early — maybe too early — players to come to a deal during the legal tampering period when teams could reach […]

With new quarterback Kirk Cousins set to lead the Atlanta Falcons in 2024, tight end Kyle Pitts might find himself changing his jersey number. Cousins is joining the Falcons after securing a $180 million deal at the start of NFL free agency. Despite wearing jersey number 8 since 2014, the 35-year-old quarterback may need to negotiate […]

The Atlanta Falcons added former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins recently and now Cousins is speaking out. The ex-Michigan State Spartan and Viking has just one playoff win under his belt but just signed a mega deal with the Falcons that has left millions of people wondering just why and how it all went down. […]

Atlanta Falcons fans are hearing constant rumors that quarterback Kirk Cousins may be on the way. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio was on The Pat McAfee Show Tuesday, saying that he’s hearing Cousins and Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts have been in touch on who will wear no. 8 next year. Florio says he’s hearing […]

Despite having Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts on their roster, the Atlanta Falcons still struggled to move the ball. With the Falcons taking on a new offensive approaching, Atlanta is looking for Pitts to help Robinson. Former Los Angeles Rams assistant Zac Robinson has taken over as offensive coordinator. Kevin Koger is the tight ends […]

The Atlanta Falcons surprised many people in the 2023 season by finishing with a 7-10 record and getting close to earning a playoff spot. Now, they are getting close to hiring legendary head coach Bill Belichick as Arthur Smith’s replacement. With the offseason here and a lot of changes on the way for Atlanta, tight […]

With only one week remaining, we now enter the climax of the NFL regular season. Teams across the league are battling for playoff spots, while fantasy football managers are battling in their championship matchups. Now, more than ever, it is important to devote some time to one of the most overlooked positions in many lineups: tight […]

The Atlanta Falcons hope to find themselves back on the winning side of things in Week 15 when they take on the Carolina Panthers in an NFC South division matchup. It will be the second division game in as many weeks, with the Falcons (6-7) this time taking to the road. Unlike last week when […]

The Atlanta Falcons’ Week 9 game will have them back at home to face the Minnesota Vikings. The Falcons are coming off a bit of a surprising loss last week to rookie backup quarterback Will Levis and the Tennessee Titans. The Vikings are coming off a win over division rival, the Green Bay Packers, yet […]

As October arrived, the Atlanta Falcons’ season took a spooky turn as they fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The London loss, held at Wembley Stadium, marked the Falcons’ second consecutive defeat of the season, leaving them with a 2-2 record. The Falcons entered the 2023 season with a renewed sense of optimism. They had made […]

The Atlanta Falcons’ Week 4 matchup will take place across the pond, in London, England, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It will be the first international game of the 2023 NFL season, with Wembley Stadium selected as the setting. This will be a game where both teams are coming off a loss, in need of a […]

The Atlanta Falcons have generated some frustration from their fanbase due to the continued lack of production for tight end Kyle Pitts. Pitts was drafted fourth overall in 2021 in the hopes of providing a significant lift to the Falcons offense; however, many have been puzzled by his lack of targets thus far in his […]

The Dallas Cowboys are back to the drawing board after a surprising Week 3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. While Dallas’ defense has made all the storylines for their dominance over the first two games and an uncharacteristic let-up against Arizona’s lowly offense, the Cowboys’ offense has sputtered at times. The most glaring statistic is […]

With the 2023 NFL season rapidly approaching, it’s time to delve into some bold predictions for each team. In this piece, the focus shifts to the Atlanta Falcons, who, on paper at least, appear to be much improved coming into this season. However, we’ll still have to wait until September 10 to get our first […]

Positional rankings are incredibly important when building out your fantasy football rosters, especially when there is a key decision between two players. If there is a tier break between the two options, then knowing where both players sit in your rankings can help make that decision easier. Let’s now look at the top fantasy football […]

The 2023 fantasy football season features an unpredictable landscape at tight end, with overvalued and overrated options landing inside of the Top-10 spots based on ADP. Trying to find players with solid floors and top-5 upside can be difficult to do, but we’re here to peg three overvalued tight ends who are currently being drafted […]

A solid amount of buzz is coming out of Atlanta Falcons training camp surrounding the progress of Desmond Ridder as QB1. After Falcons GM Terry Fontenot lended his support for Ridder, Kyle Pitts is now doubling down on those sentiments, reports Around the NFL’s Kevin Patra. “I mean, now as he’s the starting quarterback, he’s […]

The Atlanta Falcons look to make great strides in 2023, after finishing the last two seasons at 7-10. It will be head coach Arthur Smith’s third season at the helm, where it seems now he has a team more to his fitting, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, his specialty. He will have […]

As the 2023 NFL season looms on the horizon, fantasy football enthusiasts are fervently evaluating players and formulating their draft strategies. One name that’s causing a stir among fantasy managers is Atlanta Falcons tight end, Kyle Pitts. With a remarkable rookie season and boundless growth potential, Pitts emerges as a compelling prospect for the upcoming […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder knows exactly who he needs to lean on in his first full season as the team’s starter under center. In a recent interview with ESPN, Ridder spoke about the team’s two “monsters”, tight end Kyle Pitts and wide receiver Drake London. Falcons QB @desmondridder spoke about Atlanta's young core on […]

The Atlanta Falcons are ready to commit to a youth movement. With quarterback Desmond Ridder, tight end Kyle Pitts, wide receiver Drake London and running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier, head coach Arthur Smith is constructing an offense with lots of players with only a handful of NFL experience (if any) in 2023. Some […]

The NFL, like other sports leagues, is always welcoming fresh talent. With new faces coming in every year, the NFL gets more and more competitive as the years go by. According to sources, the average draft age in the NFL is around 22 years old. However, there are a handful of players who entered the […]

When the Atlanta Falcons added tight end Kyle Pitts with the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, they were looking for a superstar. During his rookie season, he appeared to be just that. In year one, Pitts appeared in all 17 games. He recorded 68 receptions for 1,026 receiving yards and one touchdown. […]

Well, that’s officially it for Kyle Pitts’ second season with the Atlanta Falcons. The sophomore tight end suffered a serious knee injury a week ago against the Chicago Bears. The initial diagnosis by the doctors already looked back, as he suffered an MCL tear. Now, Pitts is officially done for the year, Arthur Smith told […]

The Atlanta Falcons picked up a huge win in Week 11 over the Chicago Bears, but their offense suffered a big blow along the way. Tight end Kyle Pitts was forced out of the game early with a knee injury, and the latest update on that injury is not good news for the Falcons. Ian […]

The Atlanta Falcons entered Week 11’s contest against the Chicago Bears still within playoff contention, holding a record of 4-6 as the second-place team in the NFC South. The back-and-forth affair has been a close one all day, but a scary moment in the third quarter may be the event that turns the tide. Falcons […]

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off back-to-back losses to the Rams and Panthers. Of course, they want to snap their current slump and return to winning football games as they face the Chicago Bears at home in Week 11 of the 2022 NFL season. A win here can actually put the Falcons in a good […]

The Atlanta Falcons sit at 4-5 on the season ahead of a matchup with the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football. One key storyline in 2022 has been the lack of touches for star tight end Kyle Pitts, who was the standout target for Matt Ryan last year. Now with Marcus Mariota at QB, Pitts […]

We’ve reached Week 10 in fantasy football, and something that is clear is that the tight position beyond Travis Kelce can be an absolute crapshoot. That means fantasy football owners could use some advice with the Week 10 start ’em sit ’em tight ends. Who should be in your lineup and who should be on […]

With Week 9 of the 2022 season officially in the books, it is time for some Atlanta Falcons Week 10 bold predictions. They are traveling to face the division foe Carolina Panthers at the Bank of America Stadium for a Thursday Night Football matchup. Atlanta is coming off a heartbreaking 20-17 loss to the Los […]

It’s Week 9 of the NFL season, and fantasy football owners have a few decisions to make at the tight end position with six teams on a bye. Let’s look at the start ’em sit ’em tight ends for Week 9. The Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, and San Francisco […]