Falcons Trade Up for Pearce, Rams Get Ferguson

0:00It's April 25th, from breaking news to Sunday matchups, this is NFL news today, powered by AI. In 2025 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons traded up with the Rams to grab a top pass rusher, sending a second rounder at 46th. Overall, a 7th at 240 second, and their 2026 first round pick the other way. They landed the 26th overall pick and a third rounder at 100 first, using the first to snag James Perse Jr. right after there. Earlier edge rusher Jaylon Walker, meanwhile, the Rams flipped those assets quick. They took Oregon tight in Terrence Ferguson in the second round, who caught three touchdown passes as a backup over 14 games. That late 7th went to wide out Konata Mumfield with 10 catches and a score in 17 games, and their new 2026 first rounder at 13th overall became quarterback Ty Simpson. Here's balled out as a rookie for Atlanta, racking up 10.5 sacks, 16 QB hits, a force

1:02fumble, and a recovery across all 17 games, even earning a defensive rookie of the year nod while starting three. But off the field, he hit major trouble, arrested for allegedly slamming his car into his ex-girlfriends as she headed to cops, leading to a plea, deal with a diversion program. The Falcons also packaged that 101st pick with a future 5th to jump to 96 overall for Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts, who started every game with 96 tackles, 11 passes defended, 5 picks, and a fumble recovery, a straight game changer. Even with Perse's likely 6th game suspension looming for the domestic incident, Watts' impact has Atlanta ahead in this trade so far, outshining the Rams returns, though that future first rounder could shift things down the line.