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One NFL caput coach is comparing himself and his wide head to nan league’s powerfulness couple: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.
Atlanta Falcons first-year caput coach Raheem Morris and GM Terry Fontenont are nan talk of nan NFL Draft, arsenic nan action of Washington backmost Michael Penix Jr. continues to predominate shot discussion.
Veteran awesome caller Kirk Cousins was signed to a four-year statement pinch nan first 2 years guaranteed, but Falcons brass decided to spell pinch Penix — a prime for nan early — alternatively of bringing successful personification successful nan first information to thief instantly successful 2024.
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Atlanta Falcons first information draught prime backmost Michael Penix Jr., holds a Falcons jersey during a news convention Friday, April 26, 2024, successful Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Many scratched their heads erstwhile they saw commissioner Roger Goodell telephone retired Penix’s sanction astatine No. 8 overall, but Morris and Fontenot were connected nan aforesaid page.
"I dislike for it to beryllium nan communicative of nan draft, but I cognize it will be," Morris told reporters. "That’s conscionable really our world is based and is driven. But I can’t opportunity it’s annoying, no, because it’s what group want to see. It’s piqued much interest."
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It’s because of this wide liking into nan prime that Morris decided to comparison his existent fame successful news headlines and societal media threads to Kelce and Swift.
"What’s [Travis] Kelce’s girlfriend’s name? I’m Taylor Swift and Terry is Kelce. We’re making this point popular," he said.
Kelce says emotion nan support from Swift has been an "amazing experience." (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Of course, location is simply a cardinal quality betwixt Kelce and Swift’s fame compared to Morris and Fontenot. The shot prima and popular icon are monolithic celebrities that make for 1 of nan astir intriguing couples successful nan full world, and their fame comes from their utmost success.
Meanwhile, Morris and Fontenot person gained notoriety because nan prime of Penix has baffled many. Even Cousins’ agent, Mike McCartney, admitted he and his backmost customer were surprised.
"We had nary thought this was coming," he told nan NFL Network successful a statement. "The truth is nan full convention had nary thought this was coming. We sewage nary heads up. Kirk sewage a telephone from nan Falcons erstwhile they were connected nan clock. That was nan first we heard. It ne'er came up successful immoderate conversation."
Now, what nan Falcons determine to do pinch their picks and consequent NFL early is wholly up to them. But it was an overseas prime considering they dished retired $180 cardinal ($100 cardinal guaranteed) to Cousins, who is coming disconnected an Achilles tear, this offseason.
Head coach Raheem Morris of nan Atlanta Falcons speaks to nan media during nan NFL Combine astatine nan Indiana Convention Center connected February 27, 2024 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
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Either way, nan prime is etched successful chromatic and Penix’s NFL profession originates by learning nether Cousins’ wing.
Whether nan prime useful retired successful nan extremity will find if Morris and Fontenot will genuinely beryllium arsenic celebrated arsenic Kelce and Swift
Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
