Former Falcons tight end Ross Dwelley won't be returning to Atlanta in 2025. According to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter, Dwelley has signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers. The 30-year-old spent the first six seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers before signing with the Falcons in free agency last offseason.

The San Francisco 49ers are bringing back tight end Ross Dwelley to the Bay Area on a one-year deal after a season with the Atlanta Falcons.

The Falcons returned each of their top two tight ends from 2024 in Kyle Pitts and Charlie Woerner, and they added special teams ace Feleipe Franks to the room in free agency. Now, Dwelley, who played in 84 games with 17 starts across six seasons with the 49ers,

The Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons swung one of the biggest, and most surprising, trades at last week's NFL draft, as the Rams traded the Nos. 26 and 101 selections to Atlanta for Nos. 46 and 242 and a 2026 first-rounder.

It's been less than a week since the 2025 NFL draft concluded and those around the league seem to have mixed feelings about the Atlanta Falcons' five-player draft class. Some NFL analysts have praised Atlanta for upgrading its pass rush with two first-round edge rushers.

The Atlanta Falcons have been fined $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been fined $100,000 as the result of Ulbrich’s son participating in a prank call to Shedeur Sanders.

The NFL has fined Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 for the prank call placed to Shedeur Sanders, and fined the Falcons $250,000. The league levied the fines specifically for failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club before the NFL Draft.

The Atlanta Falcons made headlines for all of the wrong reasons during the 2025 NFL Draft weekend. Atlanta made a bold move in the first round, trading up to draft James Pearce Jr. However, that has been overshadowed by the Shedeur Sanders prank call incident surrounding Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich.