Unlike last year, Michael Penix Jr. entered camp as the starting quarterback ahead of Kirk Cousins. Penix made sure to feed the ball to Pitts, who shined on Day 1. Wide receiver Darnell Mooney fell hard early in practice and was replaced by Chris Blair.

As the Falcons training camp is set to begin, Atlanta will hope to see the best out of their two rookies, Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr.

The Falcons have long struggled to find answers for their pass rush, and last season was no different. Atlanta finished their campaign with a mere 31 sacks (31st in the NFL) and became the only team league-wide to have fewer than 300 sacks over the last decade.