The Atlanta Falcons will not allow former No. 4 overall pick Kyle Pitts to hit free agency, placing the franchise tag on their star tight end. Atlanta made Pitts the first NFL player to receive the ...

The Atlanta Falcons plan to place the franchise tag on tight end Kyle Pitts Sr., likely keeping one of the top tight ends in the league under contract for at least one more season, a source told ...

The Atlanta Falcons have already undergone quite a bit of change this offseason. Raheem Morris is out as the team’s head coach, with Kevin Stefanski being brought in to replace him. With the coaching ...

Atlanta's new regime isn't interested in letting a former first-round pick walk to free agency. The Falcons are planning to franchise tag tight end Kyle Pitts, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport ...

The Falcons won’t let tight end Kyle Pitts hit free agency. Pitts got the franchise tag today, the team announced. “We’re not in the business of letting go really good players,” Falcons General ...

The franchise tag will cost the team around $16.5 million, all of which will count against the 2026 salary cap. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Combine. The ...

FLOWERY BRANCH – The Atlanta Falcons are planning on using the franchise tag on tight end Kyle Pitts Sr., according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The deadline to make the decision ...

The Atlanta Falcons will have several looming free agency decisions, but one with some added attention. Tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. will attract considerable levels of attention this offseason after his ...

One of the top players in the 2026 free agent class may not reach the open market. By placing the franchise tag on him, Atlanta can keep him from signing elsewhere in 2026. But that will come at the ...

Mrs. Jewell Pitts, a resident of Montgomery, AL, passed February 2, 2026. Omega Omega Service will be Friday, February 13, 2026, in the Chapel of Ross-Clayton Funeral Home at 6:30 PM., followed by ...

Like many NFL franchises, the Atlanta Falcons are going through some changes this offseason. After an extremely disappointing 8-9 season in 2025, the Falcons relieved head coach Raheem Morris of his ...

The Falcons won’t be letting tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. fly the coop. Per multiple reports, the Falcons are expected to apply the franchise tag to Pitts. The 2026 franchise tag for tight ends is ...