The Atlanta Falcons have named six chiefs, which are essentially team captains with a cooler name.
Per The Athletic’s Jason Butt, those six chiefs are Matt Ryan, Ricardo Allen, Julio Jones, Matt Bosher, Alex Mack and Grady Jarrett. That group is drawn from some of the Falcons’ better players, as you’d expect, but also some of its most renowned leaders. Allen in particular has drawn a ton of praise for his leadership skills over the last couple of seasons, which was a factor in the extension he recently received.