New Falcons head coach Arthur Smith is signing plenty of tight ends. Entering the offseason, Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff the Falcons had Hayden Hurst as their presumed starter with Jaeden Graham as his backup.
Since then, the Falcons traded a 7th-round pick for veteran blocker Lee Smith. Before the draft, it signed Ryan Becker, former undrafted Arizona Cardinal. The Falcons then drafted a tight end higher than any team in NFL history with Kyle Pitts at 4.
But wait there’s more!
The Falcons signed former Tennessee Titans developmental tight end Parker Hesse on Thursday.