Why Pearce? Why Walker? This breaks it down nicely.

We know the broad contours of how the Atlanta Falcons landed Jalon Walker and James Pearce, a haul destined to be the subject of hype and criticism for years to come. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer fills in many of the missing details in his latest column.

For those with tired eyes, the crux of the article is this: The Falcons spent quite a bit of time trying to dig into whether Pearce was as difficult as he was reputed to be, were impressed that despite pouring rain the prospect was pushing...

An injury wiped out his rookie season, but Trice is still very much in the team’s plans.

Through zero fault of his own, Bralen Trice is not the first name that springs to mind in the Atlanta Falcons EDGE group. There’s the fresh luster of rookies Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr., for one, and the intrigue around a high-priced, high-produced veteran in Leonard Floyd and a contract year player looking to make the leap in Arnold Ebiketie. When you have that group, especially when Trice missed the entire 2024 season owing to a devastating summer injury, he’s no a...