The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to sign Calais Campbell to a one-year contract, a source has confirmed.

Atlanta has undergone a defensive transformation this offseason, hiring Ryan Nielsen as coordinator and adding Jessie Bates III, David Onyemata and Kaden Elliss in free agency.

Campbell's 5.5 sacks last season would have been second on the Falcons in 2022 and would have led Atlanta in sacks in 2021.

The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to sign Taylor Heinicke to a two-year contract worth up to $20 million, according to sources.

A report states that Heinicke is expected to enter camp as the backup to Desmond Ridder, who started the final four games of his rookie season in 2022.

Heinicke was born in the Atlanta suburb of Lawrenceville and starred at Collins High School in Suwanee, Georgia.

The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with Jessie Bates on a four-year, $64 million contract, according to reports.

Bates will make $23 million in the first year of the deal.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Bates in the second-round back in 2018. The Bengals used the franchise tag to keep the safety last offseason.

The New England Patriots have traded tight end Jonnu Smith to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2023 seventh-round pick (No. 245), according to multiple reports.

After spending the first four years of his career with the Tennessee Titans, Smith signed with the Patriots in 2021.

Smith's original four-year, $50 million contract will be reworked as part of the deal.

The Atlanta Falcons and Chris Windstorm have agreed to a five-year, $105 million contract extension.

Lindstrom was a second-team All-Pro guard in 2022.

The Falcons selected Lindstrom out of Boston College with the 14th overall pick in 2019.

Calvin Ridley said he gambled on football during a period when he was depressed and angry and called it "stupid" and the "'worst mistake of his life."

Ridley was reinstated by the NFL this week.

Ridley downloaded a gambling app, deposited $1,500, and bet on NBA and NFL games, including the Falcons.

"I just f---ed up. Period." Ridley wrote. "In a dark moment, I made a stupid mistake. I wasn't trying to cheat the game. That's the thing I want to make clear. At the time, I had been away from the team for about a month. I was still just so depressed and angry, and the days were so long. I was just looking for anything to take my mind off of things and make the day go faster."