Last year, the Falcons traveled to Miami for joint practices with the Dolphins ahead of their preseason game, seeking to test their mettle and get some live work against an opponent in practice. Those session were mostly encouraging for the team and the Falcons, partly on the strength of those practices, eschewed rolling out starters through most of preseason.
This year, Arthur Smith has made it clear we’ll see more of the starters in preseason, but that hasn’t dampened the team’s enthusiasm for joint practices. The team announced Wednesday that they’ll be hosting the Jaguars in the week leading up to their Week 3 final (and only) home preseason game, and Kimberley Martin at ESPN reports the Jets and Falcons may hold joint practices before their primetime Week 2 preseason game, as well.