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The Atlanta Falcons went through a lot of turnover this offseason. Most of it occurred at off-the-field positions, though - with a totally new front office regime coming in at each level.
At head coach, Raheem Morris is out and Kevin Stefanski is in. At general manager, Terry Fontenot is out and Ian Cunningham is in. Matt Ryan is also filling in at a new "President of Football" position.
So far, this new leadership hasn't done much to improve Atlanta's roster - instead focusing their energy on keeping the team's best players in-house. Drake London and Kyle Pitts have already signed lucrative long-term deals and Bijan Robinson is expected to be next in line for one.
However, when it comes to new acquisitions there's not much to get excited about. The fact that The Athletic has chosen Cunningham as their most-intriguing newcomer to watch says a lot about their off-season.
Signing Tua Tagovailoa to a league minimum deal to compete with Michael Penix was an undeniably sharp move. Still, the rest of the Falcons' 2026 free agent class leaves much to be desired. Jahan Dotson was their big ticket item and nobody they've signed but Tagovailoa is likely to move the needle much.
Atlanta's draft class has also been accurately described as "middling," with a first-round pick missing and the team's top two picks (Avieon Terrell and Zachariah Branch) seriously lacking in the size department.
To be fair, Cunningham may or may not be responsible for the lackluster additions this offseason. That the league office did not reward the Chicago Bears a comp pick for hiring him shows that the NFL sees Matt Ryan as a more significant executive for the Falcons - so if it goes bad he deserves at least as much blame as Cunningham, if not more.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons exec named most-intriguing newcomer to watch in 2026
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At head coach, Raheem Morris is out and Kevin Stefanski is in. At general manager, Terry Fontenot is out and Ian Cunningham is in. Matt Ryan is also filling in at a new "President of Football" position.
So far, this new leadership hasn't done much to improve Atlanta's roster - instead focusing their energy on keeping the team's best players in-house. Drake London and Kyle Pitts have already signed lucrative long-term deals and Bijan Robinson is expected to be next in line for one.
However, when it comes to new acquisitions there's not much to get excited about. The fact that The Athletic has chosen Cunningham as their most-intriguing newcomer to watch says a lot about their off-season.
Signing Tua Tagovailoa to a league minimum deal to compete with Michael Penix was an undeniably sharp move. Still, the rest of the Falcons' 2026 free agent class leaves much to be desired. Jahan Dotson was their big ticket item and nobody they've signed but Tagovailoa is likely to move the needle much.
Atlanta's draft class has also been accurately described as "middling," with a first-round pick missing and the team's top two picks (Avieon Terrell and Zachariah Branch) seriously lacking in the size department.
To be fair, Cunningham may or may not be responsible for the lackluster additions this offseason. That the league office did not reward the Chicago Bears a comp pick for hiring him shows that the NFL sees Matt Ryan as a more significant executive for the Falcons - so if it goes bad he deserves at least as much blame as Cunningham, if not more.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons exec named most-intriguing newcomer to watch in 2026
Continue reading...
