Right after trading longtime franchise quarterback Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts, the Atlanta Falcons have signed the player they likely consider his short-term replacement.
The Falcons have signed former Tennessee Titans and Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota to a two-year deal, per the team. NFL insider Jordan Schultz says that Mariota had other suitors looking to sign him before he chose Atlanta.
Mariota, the Titans’ 2015 first-round draft pick, never quite lived up to the hype he had coming out of Oregon, his best season coming in 2016 when he led the Titans to an 8-7 record and piled up 3,426 yards, 26 touchdowns and had a passer rating of 95.