The Falcons need to be near full strength for the opener. They’re hosting the reigning NFC South champion Buccaneers, who revamped an ailing defense over the offseason.

Multiple coaches, including Aaron Glenn of the New York Jets and Brian Daboll of the Giants, opened their news conferences by ...

"Baller," was how quarterback Michael Penix described 6-foot-5, first-year edge rusher James Pearce Jr. The 26th pick in the ...