It didn’t take new Atlanta Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham and new head coach Kevin Stefanski long to understand that their new team has a VERY interesting recent draft history. Except that, in a far narrower sense, the Falcons need to figure out how to accentuate a pass rush that would be diminished without Pearce’s efforts. The 2025 Falcons ranked second in the NFL in sacks behind only the Denver Broncos with 47, but their pressure rate of 23.6% is less than you want with a blitz rate of 33.4% — second only to the Minnesota Vikings. Cousins, meanwhile, has signed with the Las Vegas Raiders so that he can teach Fernando Mendoza the wonders of Kohl’s Cash. Only three targets on passes of 20 or more air yards last season, which Wright turned into two catches for 83 yards.

Source: New York Times April 07, 2026 16:01 UTC