When the Atlanta Falcons aggressively jumped back into the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft to select James Pearce Jr. with the No. 26 pick, fans were ecstatic... until they saw that Terry Fontenot gave up in order to do so.
Atlanta parted with a 2025 second-round pick, (No. 46 overall), a 2025 seventh-round pick (No. 242 overall) and their 2026 first-round pick to make a second Day 1 selection And all of this was done after the Dirty Birds had already taken another edge rusher in Georgia's Jalon Walker at pick No. 15.
“To give them a first-round pick, that’s ridiculous.