The Falcons began rebuilding in 2022 when they traded Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts. Terry Fontenot, general manager, ...

was given the Atlanta Falcons, the 15th team in the NFL ... Despite notable players like Deion Sanders, William Andrews, and Steve Bartkowski, the next ten years were inconsistent.

There have been 13 trades of the top pick since 1967, but it has been 50 years since the team picking third overall moved ...

The last time the team sitting at No. 3 traded up for the No. 1 pick was in 1975 when the Atlanta Falcons sent an offensive ...

That was when the Atlanta Falcons traded up to select quarterback Steve Bartkowski out of the University of California in the 1975 NFL draft. The Baltimore Colts then grabbed guard Ken Huff (North ...

The three players chosen ahead of Payton were quarterback Steve Bartkowski (Atlanta Falcons), defensive tackle Randy White (Dallas Cowboys) and guard Ken Huff (Colts). The only Hall of Famers from the ...