Falcons TE Kyle Pitts drawing trade interest from NFL teams, per report
Falcons TE Kyle Pitts drawing trade interest from NFL teams, per report
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NFL players can now partake in Olympic flag football
Olympic flag football, which will make it's debut at the 2028 summer games, just got bumped up a level after the NFL agreed to let its players partake.
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Starting May 27, the Atlanta Falcons are back in pads for the first week of organized team activities (OTAs).
Atlanta's entering Year 2 under coach Raheem Morris following an 8-9 campaign in 2024 that saw them miss the playoffs for the seventh year in a row. The offense took a step forward to become a top-10 unit by yards under the new coaching staff despite starting two quarterbacks during the season in veteran Kirk Cousins and rookie Michael Penix.
The Falcons were aggressive in the 2025 NFL Draft by trading back into the first round to select edge rusher James Pearce Jr. from Tennessee after selecting Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker earlier in the round.
A new report says that might not be the last big move they make this offseason.
Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reports that multiple teams have reached out to the Falcons about trading for tight end Kyle Pitts. Schultz's report states the Falcons would like to keep the former No. 4 overall pick and it would take at least a Day 2 draft pick for Atlanta to be interested.
No teams were specified in his report to be interested in Pitts.
Pitts made the Pro Bowl as a rookie with 68 catches for 1,025 yards and one touchdown on 110 targets. He has yet to meet those marks in catches and yards since then. He did produce a career-high four touchdowns in 2024.
Atlanta picked up Pitts' fifth-year option last offseason to secure his services for 2025. He'll be making $10.878 million against the salary cap this season but, at the time of this publishing, does not have an extension keeping him in Atlanta beyond 2025.
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