The Falcons didn't draft a single defensive back. Safety Jessie Bates III, though, isn't worried.
"There's no question about what Terry (Fontenot) and those guys got going upstairs. I truly believe in everything that they're doing."
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The Falcons drafting a Round 1 QB shouldn't be a surprise, considering that has been a desire since assistant GM Kyle Smith joined in 2021.
"We were always looking aggressively for the heir apparent, the down-the-road solution at that position."
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"It feels like he's been here for years," Chris Lindstrom on Kirk Cousins leading the team as QB1. "You see the intensity and the preparation" from Cousins in everything he does.