Falcons acquire OT Wanya Morris from Chiefs
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- Falcons traded for offensive tackle Wanya Morris from the Kansas City Chiefs, according to ESPN sources on Thursday.
- Wanya Morris has started 16 games over three seasons with the Chiefs, including 11 starts at left tackle in 2024.
- Falcons need right‑tackle depth after the sudden retirement of longtime starter Kaleb McGary, a gap made more acute by left‑handed quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. under new coach Kevin Stefanski’s scheme.
- Jawaan Taylor, a former Chiefs right tackle signed by Atlanta, has missed OTAs for undisclosed reasons, while Michael Jerrell has been the primary first‑team offensive lineman in open practices.
- Wanya Morris suffered a season‑ending left knee injury on the opening snap of his first start of the 2024 season against the Houston Texans.
- Wanya Morris fell behind Jaylon Moore, Chukwuebuka Godrick, and undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson on the Chiefs’ depth chart after the team did not draft a tackle in April and he was benched during mandatory minicamp.
Why it matters: The Falcons give an experienced swing tackle to fill the void left by Kaleb McGary’s retirement while Kansas City clears a depth‑chart liability after Morris’s knee injury and a crowded offensive line, and have already signed former Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor.
