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Why don’t the Falcons use Bijan more? It’s complicated

Then the Atlanta Falcons running back graduates to cutting, looking like he’s floating down the field with a bouncy house floor underneath him instead of grass or artificial turf. It’s tantalizing watching him move, both in warmups and in games, which has made him one of the most intriguing players in the NFL. It’s left […]

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Inside the Falcons’ experiment three years in the making

Robinson turned back the way he came and was lined up where an offset tight end might be when the ball was snapped. He caught a swing pass behind the line of scrimmage, back-juked one defender, broke an attempted tackle by two others and took it 11 yards to the end zone. The play was […]

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Betting nuggets for Washington-New York Giants

• “One of our respected sharps took 4 with Washington.” — Westgate SuperBook assistant manager Ed Salmons. • “Early money was on Washington. Line went from [Giants] -4 to -3.5.” — Jason Simbal, CG Technology vice president of race and sports. • The line opened as high as Giants -4.5 at the Wynn race and […]

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Falcons TE Kyle Pitts has knee surgery, out rest of season

Pitts had injured the knee in the second half of Atlanta’s win over Chicago on Nov. 20 and missed Sunday’s loss to Washington. Smith said when they initially had the diagnosis of his injury, they thought it would be close regarding whether he could return this year, and then sent him to specific knee experts […]

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Fantasy Football Daily Notes: Moore injured on first play, Broncos cut Gordon, Fields’ status uncertain

Read ESPN’s fantasy football Daily Notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a head start on the fantasy football content coming today and tomorrow to ESPN.com and the ESPN Fantasy App. The news: Cardinals WR Rondale Moore suffered a groin injury against the 49ers on Monday […]

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Fantasy Football Daily Notes: Justin Fields, Joe Mixon among players injured Sunday

Read ESPN’s fantasy football Daily Notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a head start on the fantasy football content coming today and tomorrow to ESPN.com and the ESPN Fantasy App. The news: Bears QB Justin Fields injured his nonthrowing shoulder on the first play of […]

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Falcons’ Kyle Pitts placed on IR; surgery likely, per source

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts and defensive lineman Ta’Quon Graham have been placed on injured reserve and both will miss a minimum of four games. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that surgery is “likely” for Pitts’ MCL injury, but Falcons coach Arthur Smith said nothing has been confirmed as […]

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NFL Week 11 takeaways: Lessons, big questions for every game

Welcome to Week 11 of the 2022 NFL season, a week that saw an electrifying finish to a New England Patriots-New York Jets game that had been less than electric for more than 59 minutes. Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a thrilling comeback victory over Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers to give […]

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Source: Falcons’ Casey Hayward likely needs shoulder surgery

A source told ESPN that Hayward is likely to need surgery to repair the injury. Hayward, 33, signed with the Falcons, his hometown team, in March after playing six years in the AFC West — five with the Chargers and last season with the Raiders. He immediately stepped into the starting lineup and had 17 […]

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NFL cuts tracker 2022: Roster updates for all 32 teams

The 2022 NFL season will kick off a week from Thursday as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) — which means teams are cutting their rosters in preparation. Teams were required to cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts came earlier as […]

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