RASHAAN EVANS NEWS

Falcons brace for visit from Chubb, ground-pounding Browns

Georgia native Nick Chubb returns to his home state as the NFL's leading rusher and the focus of the Cleveland Browns' offense

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patterson again proves he's the Falcons lead running back

It’s time to put away any thoughts that Cordarrelle Patterson’s move from wide receiver to running back was destined to be a short-lived experiment

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Double-digit tackles in win Evans recorded 12 tackles and two pass defenses during Sunday's 27-23 win over the Seahawks.

Impact Evans recorded a season-high 12 tackles and notched his first two pass defenses of the campaign. Across his first three contests in Atlanta, the veteran linebacker has played nearly every defensive snap and totaled 25 stops.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Falcons' Mariota and Seahawks' Smith on similar NFL paths

Marcus Mariota and Geno Smith are living similar NFL lives these days

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Same ol' Falcons: Blown lead very familiar in the A-T-L

Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith gets downright snippy if anyone tries to bring up the past

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Falcons place LB Deion Jones, 4 others, on IR to open season

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones, who missed most of the preseason while recovering from offseason right shoulder surgery, will open the season on injured reserve

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Deion Jones comes off PUP list for Falcons, ready to compete

Falcons linebacker Deion Jones came off the physically unable to perform list and was finally back at practice

AUGUST 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'If you got anything crazy to say, say it' | LB Rashaan Evans mic'd up LB Rashaan Evans has the mic for AT&T Training Camp

AUGUST 18, 2022 • ATLANTAFALCONS.COM

Mykal Walker, Rashaan Evans are the new sheriffs in middle of Falcons defense FLOWERY BRANCH – As the Falcons inch closer to the regular season, the middle of the defense is starting to take on a new look.

AUGUST 16, 2022 • AJC.COM

Falcons defensive guru Pees determined to raise expectations

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is making sure his players know he won’t stand for another season like 2021, when Atlanta finished 7-10

AUGUST 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Culture Setter: Why Former First-Round LB Rashaan Evans Chose Atlanta Falcons After putting up career numbers with defensive coordinator Dean Pees, new Atlanta Falcons linebacker Rashaan Evans wanted similar results in...

JULY 29, 2022 • SACBEE.COM

Culture Setter: Why Former First-Round LB Rashaan Evans Chose Atlanta Falcons After putting up career numbers with defensive coordinator Dean Pees, new Atlanta Falcons linebacker Rashaan Evans wanted similar results in...

JULY 29, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Falcons linebacker Rashaan Evans gets fresh start with familiar faces FLOWERY BRANCH - Rashaan Evans is back with the coach who believed in him. That’s invaluable after falling out of favor with the only franch...

JULY 28, 2022 • AJC.COM

Falcons open camp with low expectations, open positions

Coach Arthur Smith wants to see improvement from last year’s 7-10 record even though conventional wisdom says the Atlanta Falcons will backslide in 2022

JULY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Falcons' Deion Jones lands on PUP for start of training camp

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones, whose status for the opening of training camp had been uncertain following offseason shoulder surgery, has been placed on the physically una...

JULY 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Frank Bush on Rashaan Evans, Troy Andersen, Mykal Walker Falcons inside linebackers coach breaks down new-look position group

JULY 6, 2022 • ATLANTAFALCONS.COM

Falcons on Rashaan Evans' Release From Titans: 'Don't Know Why ... Frankly Don't Care' Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is beyond excited to reunite with Evans, who he coached in Tennessee.

JUNE 12, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Falcons on Rashaan Evans' Release From Titans: 'Don't Know Why ... Frankly Don't Care' Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is beyond excited to reunite with Evans, who he coached in Tennessee.

JUNE 12, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Falcons' Dean Pees: 'I don't know why' Titans let Rashaan Evans walk Falcons DC Dean Pees isn’t sure why the Titans let Rashaan Evans walk, but he’s happy they did.

JUNE 10, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Rashaan Evans discusses growing up 'a country boy,' chasing horses and why Falcons were a perfect fit Veteran linebacker reunites with Dean Pees, Arthur Smith after their days together in Tennessee

APRIL 14, 2022 • ATLANTAFALCONS.COM

Rashaan Evans excited to join Falcons and 'put the work in' LB Rashaan Evans speaks to the media and shares his excitement for joining the Atlanta Falcons. Evans played four seasons in Tennessee, incl...

APRIL 13, 2022 • ATLANTAFALCONS.COM

Falcons sign LB Evans, OL Ifedi to add to free agent class

The budget-conscious Atlanta Falcons signed former first-round picks Rashaan Evans and offensive lineman Germain Ifedi to one-year contracts

APRIL 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Links up with Atlanta Evans agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Falcons on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Impact Evans reunites with coach Arthur Smith in Atlanta, where he will look to bounce back from a disappointing 2021 campaign. The 2018 first-round pick logged just 12 appearances last season, in which he notched 57 tackles (35 solo), two pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He was a healthy scratch during Tennessee's divisional-round loss.

APRIL 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Falcons Get Their Fill of Titans' Top Picks Free-agent linebacker Rashaan Evans becomes the second Tennessee first-round selection to join coach Arthur Smith this offseason.

APRIL 4, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Falcons Host Former 1st-Round Pick Rashaan Evans in Free Agency As a first-round pick, Evans certainly has ability. And his connection with Pees and company might make Atlanta just right.

MARCH 29, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM