The Atlanta Falcons have announced offensive tackle Jake Matthews, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, safety Jessie Bates III, and quarterback Kirk Cousins as their 2024 team captains. With only four players selected, this will be the smallest captain group since the 2019 season.
None of the four selected players should be a surprise; three of the four (Bates, Matthews, and Jarrett) were team captains in 2023. Bates immediately became the quarterback of the defense upon his arrival in 2023, and that won’t change anytime soon. Cousins is the big free-agent veteran quarterback signing that’s supposed to be the offense’s leader, and is the first Falcons quarterback since Marcus Mariota to be a team captain.