Jessie Bates III and Xavier Watts rarely need words to communicate on the field, giving the Falcons one of the NFL's smartest ...

The Atlanta Falcons defense made significant progress last season, but it wouldn't have been possible without the contributions of their 2025 rookie class. Four out of the team's five draft picks ...

One position the Atlanta Falcons won't need to address this weekend is safety, where they have one of the NFL's better starting duos in Jessie Bates III and Xavier Watts. Safety is one of the ...

Jeff Watts made sure his son made the right decisions growing up so Xavier could avoid the type of mistakes that led to Jeff being paralyzed from a gunshot. Falcons safety Xavier Watts (center) has ...