Marc Raimondi Oct 27, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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Marc Raimondi's first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn't his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book "Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling's New World Order Changed America," which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The first time Bijan Robinson communicated with Drake London , it was about a number.

The Atlanta Falcons drafted Robinson with the eighth overall pick in 2023. At Texas, Robinson wore No. 5, which was in use by London, who was selected by the Falcons with the exact same pick a year earlier.

Robinson got London's cell phone number from then-head coach Arthur Smith and shot the wide receiver a text. He wasn't sure exactly how it would go.…