🏡 Tight end Charlie Woerner was homegrown. Then, he was homesick. Below is the story of how Woerner handled living in California and playing for the 49ers for four years before he returned to Georgia and signed with the Falcons in 2024 ⬇️ 🔗 LONGFORM:

Transaction: The Falcons signed safety Tysheem Johnson to the practice squad. Johnson, who played for Oregon and Ole Miss, was an undrafted free agent this year, having signed as such with the Bears. Johnson made two sacks, six interceptions and 11 pass breakups in college.

Here you can watch Falcons head coach Raheem Morris' full press conference from earlier this afternoon that was virtual: https://t.co/B36wwbZgcq

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. on whether he thinks about how his recent performances help a future contract: "No. It's more of just trying to be the best teammate I can be on this offense, on this team, and insert myself whenever I get opportunities and make the most of them."

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. on having wide receiver Drake London back out there: "It was great. We were super happy to have 5 back. Even if his first day of practice, everybody was happy."

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. on his performance the last few weeks: "I wouldn't say I changed anything in my process. Just each week, during the week, making sure we strain and we focus in and off the field, to be able to go out there and perform."

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr.: "It's unfortunate we got eliminated, but that doesn't mean that we can't still put good things on tape as a team and individually."

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. on beating the Cardinals: "Anytime Monday is tagged as a 'Victory Monday' is great."

Falcons inside linebacker Divine Deablo on preparing for the Rams: "It's a huge challenge. That's a great football team. ... But hey, that's how we like it. Monday night football — what more can you ask for?"

Falcons inside linebacker Divine Deablo on cornerback CJ Henderson's interception: "That felt amazing. I don't know if you could see the reaction from the group. The whole sideline, to be honest. Not just defensively. We were very happy."

Falcons inside linebacker Divine Deablo on winning despite being out of the playoffs: "Honestly, I think at the end of the day, it's a brotherhood here. ... These boys just want to play for each other."

Falcons inside linebacker Divine Deablo on the win against the Cardinals: "It felt great. Personally, I don't think it was very pretty. But we pulled off the win — and that's all that matters."

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on whether playing his former team mores mean: "It's nothing extra for me coaching there. I got some great, fond memories from the Rams. We have fond memories of each other, but we just won't like each other this week. We'll go play the game that

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on Rams quarterback Matthews Stafford: "Weapon X is a problem. He's a problem every single day. He can hit every spot on the football field. He's fun to compete against because you're left in awe a lot. He's a great human. He's a great man. He's a

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on whether he wants to be a spoiler for the Rams' playoffs outlook: "Not really spoiler. I think it's just going out there, putting ourselves in position and really putting yourself in the mindset that you want to be playing in these games. ...

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on wide receiver Drake London's return to the playing field: "To say banged up, no. To say he's knocking some rust off, yes. Happy that he's doing it, happy that he's out there with his team. We all know the type of player that Drake is and what

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on limited Cardinals tight end Trey McBride: "There's no one way to stop a guy that's that talented. ... We did a number of different things to go cover him."

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on whether tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. has done anything different lately to have the performances he has the last few weeks: "It's hard to say different in practice. You guys are all here for OTAs, and you got to see training camp. This is what he

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on whether he's frustrated the team is winning now, playing good football now, when the playoffs are off the table: "I would say, I don't want to describe it as frustration. It's more like... You're right, you can't talk about that. It is

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris will address the media virtually soon. It will not be live streamed since virtual. Follow along for live updates. I'll share a link to the video once live.