James Pearce Jr.
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I saw Divine Deablo, Brian Robinson Jr., Billy Bowman Jr. and Yasir Abdullah (IR) loosening with the team. Of course, it's a *very* light day. · Quoting Daniel Flick: Falcons holding a walkthrough this morning upon landing in Madrid. Here’s James Pearce Jr. getting loose. He’s back at practice for first team since training camp after serving eight-game suspension.
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- 27m Daniel Flick (X) Kevin Stefanski on James Pearce Jr., said the Falcons have a pretty good sense of his football shape and they'll have a plan. They don't have an exact number of snaps in mind for Pearce this week.
- 35m Daniel Flick (X) I saw Divine Deablo, Brian Robinson Jr., Billy Bowman Jr. and Yasir Abdullah (IR) loosening with the team. Of course, it's a *very* light day. · Quoting Daniel Flick: Falcons holding a walkthrough this morning upon landing in Madrid. Here’s James Pearce Jr. getting loose. He’s back at practice for first team since training camp after serving eight-game suspension.
- 47m Daniel Flick (X) Falcons holding a walkthrough this morning upon landing in Madrid. Here’s James Pearce Jr. getting loose. He’s back at practice for first team since training camp after serving eight-game suspension.
- 58m Josh Kendall (X) James Pearce Jr. (27) is all the practice failed today for the first time since training camp. Pearce returns from his eight-game suspension this week.
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Falcons' James Pearce back from suspension, expected to play Sunday
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Falcons' James Pearce back from suspension, expected to play
Pearce served an eight-game league suspension stemming from a February domestic violence arrest.
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- 1d CBS Sports NFL Headlines NFL reinstates James Pearce Jr. after eight-game suspension: Why EDGE returns at critical time for Falcons
- 1d ESPN NFL News Falcons' James Pearce back from suspension, expected to play
- 1d Aaron Wilson (X) #NFL officially lifted suspension for #Falcons James Pearce+1
- 1d Josh Kendall (X) Atlanta needed one of those spots for James Pearce Jr., who returns from suspension this week, but will still have one free spot when Pearce is added. · Quoting Josh Kendall: The Falcons have released LB Jared Ivey (who played 17 snaps yesterday) and DE Drake Jackson.
- 1d Daniel Flick (X) The Falcons released defensive ends Jared Ivey & Drake Jackson, per the team. As a reminder: James Pearce Jr. is eligible for reinstatement from his suspension, and Yasir Abdullah is eligible to return from IR. Could be the use for those two spots.
- The Falcons believe James Pearce Jr. is in a good headspace & will be ready to roll next week. Kevin Stefanski doesn’t see it as a challenge to get Pearce rushing in sync with the defensive front. “I see it as a positive to add a good player to the mix.”
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Stefanski said the #Falcons plan on getting James Pearce Jr. back on the active roster next week.
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- 4d NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Raimondi] Stefanski said the plan is for James Pearce Jr. to play next week.+1
- 4d Daniel Flick (X) Stefanski expects Pearce will play next week. · Quoting Daniel Flick: Kevin Stefanski expects James Pearce Jr. to be on the 53 next week, when his window to return from suspension opens.
- 4d Josh Kendall (X) Kevin Stefanski: "The plan is for him to play next week. We will see what that looks like." · Quoting Josh Kendall: James Pearce Jr. will be added back to the Falcons' 53-man roster next week, Kevin Stefanski said. "He’s done everything that we have asked, everything that he has been allowed to do, he’s done a great job."
- 4d Daniel Flick (X) Kevin Stefanski expects James Pearce Jr. to be on the 53 next week, when his window to return from suspension opens.
- 4d Josh Kendall (X) James Pearce Jr. will be added back to the Falcons' 53-man roster next week, Kevin Stefanski said. "He’s done everything that we have asked, everything that he has been allowed to do, he’s done a great job."+1
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Stefanski on James Pearce Jr.: Following the rules to a tee and using these weeks to get him back in the program. #Falcons
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- Oct 9 Daniel Flick (X) Kevin Stefanski said the Falcons are pleased to have James Pearce Jr. back in the program, lifting & attending meetings. “Can get a lot done in this building,” Stefanski said Friday. “So, I'm happy that he's back in here.”
- Oct 9 Marc Raimondi (X) Stefanski on James Pearce Jr.: Following the rules to a tee and using these weeks to get him back in the program. #Falcons
- The Falcons have the best run defense in the NFL by some metrics. Will it survive Derrick Henry? Plus, nuggets on James Pearce Jr., Tommy Rees and Kyle Pitts.
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Here’s what James Pearce Jr. is permitted to do. Of note, still disallowed from viewing or participating in practice and team workouts.
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James Pearce Jr. is back in the facility today. He declined to speak with the media. #Falcons
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- Oct 7 Josh Kendall (X) Pearce can meet with coaches individually for the next month but can’t practice until Week 9 when his eight-game suspension is over. · Quoting Josh Kendall: James Pearce Jr. back in the Falcons locker room today. He declined comment to the media.
- Oct 7 Daniel Flick (X) James Pearce Jr. is back in the Falcons’ building — he’s allowed to meet with clinicians, do individual workouts with strength staff and meet with outside linebackers coach John Timu. Pearce declined to speak today but said he will, of course, eventually.
- Oct 7 Josh Kendall (X) James Pearce Jr. back in the Falcons locker room today. He declined comment to the media.+1
- The Falcons have lost Jalon Walker to a torn ACL, James Pearce Jr to a suspension, and now Da'Shawn Hand. Another loss to the defensive front.
- In non-Tua talk, @falcoholickevin.bsky.social dove into what the Falcons pass rush will need to do to be successful without Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr.
- Falcons GM Ian Cunningham on the suspended James Pearce: "We can’t have contact with James until after Week 5. Feel really good for the plan we have for James for him to do away fro the building. And then we will have a plan when he does come back in the building."
- Oh, so we're not giving the benefit of the doubt for the team that signed Kirk Cousins and traded up for James Pearce and had no fallback plan for Desmond Ridder and tried to trade for Deshaun Watson and brought back Dirk Koetter and
- With Jalon Walker out for the year and James Pearce Jr.'s suspension, they needed help. The interior is now fearsome as hell with Dexter joining Brandon Dorlus, LaCale London, Zach Harrison, Maason Smith, DaShawn Hand, and Chris Williams, which should help a ton. Contract decision looming for 2027
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Kevin Stefanski: 'We trust we have the guys to step up' in wake of James Pearce Jr. suspension, Jalon Walker injury
Falcons are confident they have individuals in place across the defense to still generate impactful defensive play.
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NFL suspends James Pearce Jr. for first 8 games of 2026 season
The NFL has announced its decision regarding the Atlanta Falcons' pass rusher.