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2025 Atlanta Falcons season

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2025 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerArthur Blank
General managerTerry Fontenot
Head coachRaheem Morris
Home stadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium

The 2025 season will be the Atlanta Falcons' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their ninth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their fifth under the leadership of general manager Terry Fontenot and their second under head coach Raheem Morris. The Falcons will be looking to improve on their 8–9 record from last season, make the playoffs after a seven-year absence, and end their eight-year NFC South title drought.

Draft

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Main article: 2025 NFL draft
2025 Atlanta Falcons draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 15 Jalon Walker DE Georgia
26 James Pearce Jr. DE Tennessee From Los Angeles Rams[A]
2 46 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[A]
3 77 Traded to the New England Patriots[B]
96 Xavier Watts S Notre Dame From Eagles
101 Traded to the Eagles From Los Angeles Rams[A]
4 118 Billy Bowman S Oklahoma
5 — Selection forfeited[C]
6 190 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[D]
7 218 Jack Nelson OT Wisconsin From Browns via Chargers[E]
229 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[F]
242 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[A] From Los Angeles Rams[D]
2025 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Simeon Barrow Jr. DL Miami (FL) [7]
Cobee Bryant CB Kansas
Nathan Carter RB Michigan State
Joshua Gray OL Oregon State
Nick Kubitz LB North Dakota State
Dontae Manning CB Oregon
Nick Nash WR San Jose State
Joshua Simon TE South Carolina
Quincy Skinner Jr. WR Vanderbilt
Malik Verdon LB Iowa State
Jordan Williams OT Georgia Tech

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c d The Falcons traded a second-round selection (46th overall), a seventh round selection (242nd overall) and a 2026 first round selection in exchange for the 26th overall pick and a third round selection (101th overall)[1]
  2. ^ The Falcons traded a third-round selection (77th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for LB Matthew Judon.[2]
  3. ^ The Falcons forfeited their fifth-round selection as punishment for "improper contact" with QB Kirk Cousins, WR Darnell Mooney and TE Charlie Woerner in violation of the league's anti-tampering policy.[3]
  4. ^ a b The Falcons traded a sixth-round selection (190th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a seventh-round selection (242nd overall) and WR Van Jefferson.[4]
  5. ^ The Falcons traded QB Taylor Heinicke to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection (218th overall).[5]
  6. ^ The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection (229th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for DE Kentavius Street.[6]

Staff

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Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank
  • CEO – Rich McKay
  • President – Greg Beadles
  • General manager – Terry Fontenot
  • Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith
  • Vice president of football operations/player personnel – Ryan Pace
  • Director of college scouting – Adetokunbo Abanikanda
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Michael Ross
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Senior personnel executive – Ruston Webster
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Marquice Williams
  • Assistant special teams – Steven King
Support staff
  • Chief of staff/coaching operations – Steve Scarnecchia
  • Manager of coaching operations – Rob Dadona
  • Coordinator of coaching operations – Madison McDoulett
  • Coaching operations assistant – Donovan Ellison
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of Player Performance – John Griffin
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Paul Constantine
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Erik Jernstrom
  • Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Josh Nelson

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Current roster

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Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Restricted free agents (RFA)

Preseason

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The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 7 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
2 September 14 8:20 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U. S. Bank Stadium NBC
3 September 21 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
4 September 28 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
5 Bye
6 October 13 7:15 p.m. Buffalo Bills Mercedes-Benz Stadium ESPN
7 October 19 8:20 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium NBC
8 October 26 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
9 November 2 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS
10 November 9 9:30 a.m. at Indianapolis Colts Germany Olympiastadion (Berlin) NFLN
11 November 16 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
12 November 23 4:25 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome Fox
13 November 30 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Fox
14 December 7 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
15 December 11 8:15 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Prime Video
16 December 21 4:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium Fox
17 December 29 8:15 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Mercedes-Benz Stadium ESPN
18 January 3/4 TBD New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

References

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  1. ^ "READ: Rams trade No. 26 pick and No. 101 pick to Falcons". NFL.com. April 24, 2025.
  2. ^ McElhaney, Tori (August 14, 2024). "Falcons agree to terms with New England to acquire pass rusher Matthew Judon, pending physical". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Falcons forfeit draft pick, fined for tampering; Eagles cleared". ESPN.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Bair, Scott (October 10, 2023). "Falcons acquire WR Van Jefferson in trade with Rams". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ McElhaney, Tori (August 28, 2024). "Falcons trade quarterback Taylor Heinicke to Chargers". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Waack, Terrin (October 30, 2023). "Falcons acquire defensive lineman Kentavius Street in trade with Eagles". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Waack, Terrin (April 28, 2025). "Falcons agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
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