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On YouTubeAtlanta Falcons News / Field Level Media / 15 hours ago
Falcons exercise fifth-year option for TE Kyle Pitts
The Atlanta Falcons picked up tight end Kyle Pitts' fifth-year option on Monday. The fourth overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft will stay with Atlanta through at least 2025.
Kyle Pitts News / SportsTalkATL / 58 minutes ago
How much does Kyle Pitts’ fifth-year option cost the Falcons?
It was never a question of if, but rather when the Falcons would pick up Kyle Pitts’ fifth-year option, and Field Yates is reporting that it just happened.
Atlanta Falcons News / Pro Football Rumors / 1 hour ago
Falcons to exercise TE Kyle Pitts' fifth-year option
While Kyle Pitts has not yet lived up to his No. 4 overall draft slot, the Falcons have the young tight end talent now paired with a high-priced free agent quarterback (and a No. 8 overall pick at the position).
NFL News / SportsTalkATL / April 26
'Very shocked': Kyle Pitts reacts to Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr.
The Falcons are making headlines again! If Arthur Blank’s sole goal was to get his club back into the storylines of the NFL media, he’s accomplished it this offseason.
Washington Huskies News / Yardbarker / April 26
Falcons' Kyle Pitts reacted like many to Michael Penix Jr. draft pick
Kyle Pitts was among those stunned when the club controversially made Michael Penix Jr. the eighth pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Washington Huskies News / Yardbarker / April 25
Watch: Falcons TE Kyle Pitts ‘shocked’ by team drafting QB Michael Penix Jr.
Atlanta Falcons TE Kyle Pitts was forced to process the ineptitude of his organization in front of an internet audience.
NFL News / Steelers Now / April 23
Kyle Pitts Gives Pat Freiermuth Endorsement of Arthur Smith
In addition to everything new on the team, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a new offensive coordinator in 2024. Former Falcons and prolific Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will head the ship after the team fired Matt Canada in the middle of the season.
Atlanta Falcons News / SportsTalkATL / April 16
Raheem Morris talks about Kyle Pitts’ role in Falcons new offense
The Falcons turned a lot of heads when they made Kyle Pitts the highest-drafted tight end in league history. With an aging Matt Ryan and a new regime led by Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith, many thought it was the perfect time to invest in a quarterback.
Atlanta Falcons News / SportsTalkATL / April 15
Ranking the three worst Falcons draft classes of the last decade
The NFL Draft is just over a week away, and it is the most pivotal in recent memory for the Falcons. They have a talented roster, and they went out and acquired a quarterback that makes them favorites in the NFC South.
Atlanta Falcons News / SportsTalkATL / April 10
Watch: Kyle Pitts learns Falcons select him in 2021 NFL Draft
Entering the 2021 NFL Draft, the Falcons were beginning a new era in the organization’s history. With Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff out, Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot were in, giving the fan base hope for the first time in years.
Atlanta Falcons News / SportsTalkATL / April 9
Flurry of Falcons get their jersey numbers
The talk of the Falcons jersey numbers surrounded Kirk Cousins and Kyle Pitts, but that resolution was a bit anticlimactic. When the signing was first announced, there was a ton of debate about Cousins and Pitts’ jersey numbers.
Atlanta Falcons News / SportsTalkATL / April 6
Kirk Cousins reveals why he didn’t take #8 from Kyle Pitts
Once the Kirk Cousins signing was announced, Falcons fans immediately took to social media to debate an incredibly important topic — Who will wear #8 in Atlanta?
Atlanta Falcons News / Larry Brown Sports / April 6
Kirk Cousins explains why he is switching numbers with Falcons
Quarterback Kirk Cousins will wear No. 18 with the Atlanta Falcons as opposed to the No. 8 he had worn dating back to high school, and there’s a good reason for it.
Atlanta Falcons News / Pro Football Talk / April 5
Kirk Cousins: It would have cost several hundred thousand dollars to get Kyle Pitts' No. 8 
Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins has confirmed the reason he won't wear the No. 8 jersey in Atlanta is that neither he nor Kyle Pitts wanted to shell out the money necessary to buy up every Pitts jersey currently on the market, which NFL rules would have required.
NFL News / Yardbarker / April 4
NFL Draft bets: NFC South betting odds for each team's first pick
Our NFL Draft betting series continues to wind its away around the NFC, stopping today in the South division with the Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers and Panthers.
Atlanta Falcons News / ClutchPoints / April 4
Falcons’ Kirk Cousins sets the record straight on Kyle Pitts jersey number swap
The biggest question when Kirk Cousins made the move to join the Atlanta Falcons was not his fit, age, or his style of play. Rather, it was about him retaining his iconic number 8 jersey from the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins.
Atlanta Falcons News / SportsTalkATL / March 25
PFF predicts what Falcons will do with Kyle Pitts’ fifth-year option
The Falcons came out of the gates storming when the bell rang for the legal tampering period, agreeing to deals with Kirk Cousins and Darnell Mooney, filling the roster’s two biggest holes immediately.
NFL News / Yardbarker / March 19
Three hottest seats on Atlanta Falcons
Once the Falcons get the memes out of their system, they'll need to win games with Cousins, who they signed to a sizable four-year, $180 million contract this offseason.
Atlanta Falcons News / Gridiron Heroics / March 19
Kirk Cousins Hints At 1 Expensive Reason He Didn’t Take No. 8 From Kyle Pitts
Kirk Cousins made the move to join the Atlanta Falcons last week. But the veteran quarterback wasn’t able to bring his jersey number with him. Cousins has worn the number 8 for the last full decade, making the switch from 12 after his second year in the NFL.
Atlanta Falcons News / FanNation Falcon Report / March 18
Falcons QB Cousins Reveals Jersey Number; Pitts Change?
Upon signing with the Atlanta Falcons, one of the biggest questions facing quarterback Kirk Cousins is the jersey number he'd be donning. The answer was revealed Monday, as Cousins claimed No.
NFL News / Larry Brown Sports / March 15
Kyle Pitts gave up his jersey number to Kirk Cousins on one condition
Kyle Pitts currently wears the jersey number with the Atlanta Falcons that Kirk Cousins has worn since high school.
NFL News / Yardbarker / March 14
Falcons’ Kyle Pitts had one request from Kirk Cousins to give up No. 8 jersey
Pitts had an interesting request of Cousins in exchange for his No. 8.
Atlanta Falcons News / Gridiron Heroics / March 13
Kirk Cousins Reveals Kyle Pitts’ Falcons Recruiting Pitch
Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts reportedly put the full-court press on Kirk Cousins early this offseason, ultimately convincing the Pro Bowl quarterback to take his talents to Atlanta.
Atlanta Falcons News / FanNation Falcon Report / March 11
Kyle Pitts Teases Number Change After Kirk Cousins Signing
The Atlanta Falcons have a new quarterback and his name is Kirk Cousins. Cousins, 35, has worn No. 8 since 2014, but someone on the team already has that number ...
Atlanta Falcons News / FanNation Falcon Report / January 14
Was Pitts Playing Injured?
For a player with as much talent as him, Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts hasn't had the start to his career that he may have envisioned. The former
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