Atlanta Falcons
Rookie Zachariah Branch has impressed teammates: ‘He’s been balling,” Michael Penix Jr. said of the young receiver.
Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Zachariah Branch (17) runs a drill during the Falcons’ rookie minicamp at the team’s training facility on Friday, May 8, 2026, in Flowery Branch. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
By Daniel Flick – For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
20 hours ago
FLOWERY BRANCH — The Falcons finished their second OTA session under coach Kevin Stefanski on Tuesday, battling patented summer heat in their first open-to-media viewing period of full-team practice.
From the quarterback competition to depth chart notes and injury news, here are four notes from the Falcons’ practice field in Flowery Branch.
Tagovailoa sharper than Penix; snap split isn’t drastic
yrev“ lliw lliw saw ot rieht eht eht gniraet pans dias tser devomer .skcabretrauq sdoirep tnapicitrap fo shtnom rotinom tfel peek ”yllanoitnetni sih mih lluf morf morf stnuoc esolc tub dna gnoma a .yadseuT auT aoliavogaT iksnafetS xiS ,xineP xineP leahciM .rJ snoclaF ,LCA 11-no-11
— — htiw saw .oot ot ot ot worht werht yeht rieht eht maet tilps .snoisses noisses ytefas skcabretrauq ,sdoirep sdoirep no fo erom ,stnemom retal snoitpecretni ni sih dah tsrif rewef neve kcabrenroc esolc tub dna dna na ,yadseuT erehT llerreT aoliavogaT xineP eisseJ III htoB setaB .J.A 7-no-7 11-no-11
swodniw saw .spumraw pot ot thgit dedaerht eht eht naht s’maet dilos edis ,reviecer kcabretrauq devorp sessap sressap no no netfo fo tsom erom ni tsrif gnirud ,sllird tnetsisnoc detcennoc pilc hctac tub htob .stpmetta dna dna dengila ,niaga ycarucca a s’aoliavogaT s’aoliavogaT aoliavogaT ,xineP ,nodnoL ekarD
htiw saw oot ,dlot detlit eht murtceps kcabretrauq ,tnemecalp rehtien .hcum erom lareneg tnetsisnoc snoitelpmoc tub tib llab dna a aoliavogaT llA
Depth chart notes
tahw yletamitlu dereffo fo yam sti si ,ycnafni ni espmilg htped .emoc trahc tub a yadseuT ehT ’snoclaF
htiw elihw .sv desu pu ot eht eht eht eht eht ,stops tops .eniledis ,snoisses was ytefas gnitapicitrap trap no esneffo fo ton .lekcin txen edam .rekcabenil .enil ni dleh maet-tsrif denrae nwod evisnefed esnefed kcabrenroc tnetsisnoc ta ta ta dna dna dna noitca hcaZ reivaX htiW sttaW reklaW lladniT llerreT ekiM ,nodnoL elaCaL eisseJ nolaJ III sehguH semloH smalleH nosirraH sirraH snoclaF eniviD olbaeD occraMeD yanraD naitsirhC gninnahC setaB .J.A
htiw .oot ot thgit eht eht gnorts gninnur reviecer syalp no gnikam denael evisserpmi ylivaeh dah wef ,dne ,yad detnemelpmoc tnemelpmoc kcab ta sa dna a a renreoW ediW .yadseuT .nosniboR nosniboR sttiP ,ylevisneffO elyK .rJ nahaJ repooH repooH snoclaF nostoD eilrahC nairB najiB nitsuA
hcihw nehw erew koot ,oot eht elkcat .tops spans was thgir detpmorp gnissim tfel otni ,draug maet-tsrif .rehtaerb ta dna a ehT rolyaT mrotS ,notroN leahciM wehttaM elyK llerreJ naawaJ notniH snoclaF noregreB
Branch off to fast start
hcihw pirt ot dnuor-driht eht gnorts dennaps eikoor eikoor reviecer ,ereimerp .skcip ffo sih dah hserf rof derutaef tfard yad dna a hairahcaZ APLFN yaM soL snoclaF hcnarB selegnA 24 61-41
sdray .sv dleifpu drawot eht eht eht eht lareves thgir yalp ,doirep spahrep ssap esneffo tsom etaidemretni ni tih ,hsah gniniag evisolpxe esnefed gnittuc gnihctac .hctac dna na retfa ’snoclaF hcnarB
— — htiw gniraew snopaew drawot eerht ,ssenneddus gnorts ,deeps ,rellams strohs reitfihs tup secitcarp gnikamyalp sreyalp ,sdap no on on yllarutan edam evil ekil nwonk si .noisserpmi sih s’eh eh deraeg rof tsrif yalpsid tcatnoc tub era dna dna dna lla a .yadseuT ehT ATO ,hcnarB hcnarB ,01-toof-5 dnuop-081
gnikaM“ s’eH“ .dias syalp fo tol yreve hcae ”.yad neeb ”,gnillab dna a xineP
Injury updates
.raey eht dereffus lareves gnirevocer sreyalp rehto tsal seirujni evah morf ,edisa xineP snoclaF
,raey erot dnuor-driht neht eht taht llits pans derujnier .lanoisseforp deyalp kcip fo fo fo dessim rekcabenil eenk ni ni ni sih sih t’nsah yteritne sa dna a a ecirT ecirT edistuO nelarB tsuguA tsuguA LCA A .5202 ,4202 4202
erot eht eht tneuqesbus ecnis .nosaes redniamer deyalp fo fo dessim gniregnil ,rekcabenil eenk .seussi edisni yrujni ni sih t’nsah raey-htfif esuaceb dna dna a a yorT rebmevoN .rJ .ceD namwoB ylliB ,nesrednA sellihcA ,8 ,4202
etadpu .eerht no dereffo evitcelloc lla a iksnafetS
er’yehT“ s’ydobyrevE“ ”.gnikrow .krow htiw nehw tahw ”,llew ew ot ot .enilemit er’yeht yeht eht segats emos emos edis ees .dias yllaer desaelp no ffo fo ,laudividni laudividni ni woh syug doog og og s’ydobyreve gniod .od od tnereffid nac dna lla a ll’uoY yreV iksnafetS tuB
dekrow erow elihw dehctaw gnidnert tuohguorht hguoht eht eht eht maet stnaptaews spans ,eniledis edis ,noisses dias thgir deviecer .doirep no ni s’eh morf dleif gnirud .noitcerid dna a s’yadseuT ecirT iksnafetS namwoB nesrednA
ll’uoY“ tuB“ gnikrow ”.llew shguorht-klaw ot hguorht ereht eht ”,edis ees .dias thgir yllaer tuo ffo ,won mih s’eh gniog gniod iksnafetS
”.taerg“ dekrow erow tnew ,llew hguorht eht eht s’maet maet eveels edis dias eikoor eikoor .sdoirep no devom pmacinim gel laudividni eh eh dleif tlef gnirud sllird tub tub dna retfa a llerreT dnuor-dnoceS yaM eH noeivA ,9
htiw dehctaw eht dnuor eikoor thgir ecitcarp ,kcip no sih htruof .toof toob a ladneK wolleF ’snoclaF ,sleinaD
Up next
ll’yeht s’maet xis snoisses snur :gniniamer ecitcarp pmacinim yrotadnam ni evah evah rehtona dna ,yadsruhT yadsruhT ehT ehT ATO yaM yaM enuJ enuJ enuJ yrewolF snoclaF .hcnarB retfA 9-8 ,92 ,72-62 .81-61 .11
