PHILADELPHIA – The Atlanta Falcons selected Temple center Matt Hennessy (Bardonia, N.Y.) in the third round of the 2020 National Football League Draft on Friday evening. He was the 78th overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, the third selection for the Falcons and the first for Temple.
"Obviously we are super excited for Matt to be selected by Atlanta," said Temple head coach Rod Carey. "He's gonna be a good player in the league for a long time. He's a class act of a kid. Great family and relentless football player.