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 ...

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 Atlanta Falcons have reportedly made a key decision on tight end Kyle Pitts ahead of free agency and it's bad news for tight end-needy teams like the Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Philadelphia ...

Free agency is weeks away but two major players might not be at the negotiating table. Atlanta is reportedly using the franchise tag on Pitts and Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones inferred that was ...

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 ...

Kyle Pitts isn’t going anywhere. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Falcons are placing the franchise tag on their former first-round pick after he put together a career year in 2025. The ...

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 Atlanta Falcons plan to use the franchise tag on tight end Kyle Pitts ahead of NFL free agency, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport: As Rapoport noted, the "hope" is that a long-term deal ...

The Atlanta Falcons have brought in a whole new leadership group. One of the biggest decisions that the likes of Matt Ryan and Kevin Stefanski will have to make involves Kyle Pitts. The talented tight ...

Kyle Pitts would draw strong interest on the free-agent market — if he makes it that far. Nathan Ray Seebeck / Imagn Images The NFL’s franchise tag window opens Tuesday, and with it, we could start ...