FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons' ownership group has four new members. At the league meetings in Nashville, the NFL's full ownership approved Atlanta's additions of Rosalind Brewer, Dominique Dawes, Will Packer and Rashaun Williams as limited partners, the Falcons announced Tuesday via press release.
During the 2024 NFL Draft, video surfaced of Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot conversing with owner Arthur Blank after selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
The Falcons stunned the NFL world when they drafted Michael Penix Jr. with their top pick a couple of weeks ago. It gave that impression because just six weeks prior the club handed Kirk Cousins $180 million in free agency.
Was the owner on board with Atlanta's curious draft choice?
The Falcons shocked their fan base when they drafted Michael Penix in last Thursday’s first round, and at one point, it looked like it had shocked Arthur Blank.
Owners are often involved in major moves at the top of the draft board such as this one.
This offseason, the Atlanta Falcons made two splashing decisions. First, signing Kirk Cousins in a lucrative deal and bringing him among the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league.
The Falcons are making headlines for all the wrong reasons again with a new bombshell story from ESPN about Bill Belichick’s head coaching candidacy. At one point, the eight-time Super Bowl champion was seen as the frontrunner for Atlanta’s vacancy, and apparently, Belichick thought he had the job in the bag too.
The Falcons are a week away from the NFL Draft, but the headlines don’t read: “What will Raheem Morris do with Terry Fontenot in the new regime’s first draft?” No, they read: “Bill Belichick…” A bombshell story from ESPN dropped and it illuminated the head coaching search process that Arthur Blank and the Falcons underwent with Bill Belichick.
Unsurprisingly, there was a lot going on behind the scenes before Bill Belichick was ultimately passed over for the head-coaching position with the Atlanta Falcons.
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.
Arthur Blank spoke about the alleged tampering case against the Atlanta Falcons and Kirk Cousins at the Annual Owners meeting. According to ESPN, Blank stated, “The tampering deal, we obviously don’t believe we tampered, and we shared all the information with the league,” Blank said at the NFL’s annual meeting Monday.
When the Falcons entered the offseason, it wasn’t yet clear what avenue they’d take to fix the quarterback position. It was just understood Atlanta would be in the market for a new signal caller.
As the legal tampering period begins at noon, the Falcons will be a team to watch because Kirk Cousins still doesn’t have a deal with the Vikings. The veteran signal caller seems to be Atlanta and Minnesota’s top quarterback target this offseason, and with Baker Mayfield off the market, these two clubs could get desperate, which benefits Cousins.
Many Falcons fans aren’t too fond of Arthur Blank for one reason or another, but make no bones about it, the players love him in Atlanta. The NFLPA just released their annual report cards for each team, and the organization’s owner passed with flying colors, earning an A- grade, which ranked 9th out of 32 owners.
It's no secret that the Atlanta Falcons need a long-term solution at quarterback. However, Falcons reporter Zach Klein of ABC Channel 2 in Atlanta says owner Arthur Blank may be ready to move mountains for veteran Kirk Cousins.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFLPA released report cards for all 32 teams Wednesday, and the Atlanta Falcons received mixed reviews. Falcons owner Arthur Blank graded strongly with an A-, which puts him at No.
Throughout the Atlanta Falcons' extensive coaching search that included 14 different candidates, every single one of them agreed on one thing: the quarterback situation has to change.
The Sanders family stole the show at NFL honors on Thursday night. It was a star-studded event in Las Vegas with Coach Prime and his sons gathering all the attention as they walked around.
What Belichick does now, at 71 years of age, is anyone's guess. However, Blanks believes he was as motivated as ever to coach.
On Friday, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank disputed one big claim about Bill Belichick and a potential job offer.
Just how much power was Bill Belichick demanding during his interviews with the Atlanta Falcons?
Before the Falcons even parted ways with Arthur Smith, there were murmurs that Arthur Blank was intrigued with the idea of bringing in Bill Belichick to replace him.
The Falcons hiring Bill Belichick as their next head coach isn't a foregone conclusion.
A new report suggests that time may be running out for Arthur Smith in Atlanta.
Some Atlanta Falcons watchers in the media keep moving the goalpost on the subject of coach Arthur Smith's job security. And while that is all fodder for discussion, the only moiving goalpost that matters is the one owned and operated by Arthur Blank. And what does Blank offer in the way of "fodder for discussion''?
Golf’s expanding popularity — both on and off traditional courses — has attracted the attention of an NFL team owner, as more money continues to be poured into the sport.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank spoke at length about his team's quest to find a stable quarterback.
Add Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank to the list of noteworthy people against scheduling neutral-site AFC and NFC Championship Games.
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