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.
The Falcons came into the offseason with a clear need to upgrade the quarterback position. Arthur Blank, Terry Fontenot, and Raheem Morris had all acknowledged as much.
With less than 24 hours to go until the start of the NFL free agency, which will kick off on Monday with the legal tampering period, the Atlanta Falcons still look set to add a quarterback in the coming weeks. Whether that comes via free agency or a trade is yet to be known.
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.
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