#james-pearce-jr

#james-pearce-jr

Pearce, the first-round pick who led the Falcons in sacks and was third in NFL defensive rookie of the year votingg, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after Doral police were summoned to investigate a reported domestic dispute between a man and a woman. According to the jail website, Pearce posted bond of $20,500 Sunday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Law enforcement charged Pearce, 22, with a slew of possible crimes, according to online court records: two counts of felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, one count of felony aggravated stalking, one count of felony fleeing from officers, one count of felony aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, and one count of misdemeanor resisting an officer without violence.

In deeply disappointing news, Falcons EDGE James Pearce Jr. was arrested on Saturday on domestic violence-related charges. The list of charges is lengthy. Pearce is charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (domestic violence), one count of aggravated stalking (domestic violence), one count of aggravated battery of a police officer, one count of fleeing or eluding police with lights and sirens on, and one count of resisting arrest without violence toward an officer.

A few hours before that news conference, the Rams traded pick No. 26 to the Atlanta Falcons, who used it on James Pearce Jr. The outside linebacker has 8.5 sacks this season, which leads all rookies. He has recorded at least a half-sack in seven straight games, which is the second-longest streak by any rookie since 1982 when sacks became official, according to ESPN Research.

There's just nothing that says the Falcons should have won this game. That is, except for a remarkable game from Kirk Cousins, Bijan Robinson, and Kyle Pitts. I mean, a truly sensational performance that involved only the 20th game ever where a team gained 350+ passing yards, scored 3+ passing TDs, gained 100+ rushing yards, and racked up 5+ sacks as a team (the last instance was Baltimore Ravens vs. Detroit in 2023).

The main story of the day was an eruption of emotion in the middle of 11-on-11 drills between the first team offense and second team defense. Rookie OLB James Pearce Jr. got into a little bit of a back and forth with C Ryan Neuzil before players on both offense and defense joined in the scuffle.