Former Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts didn't play a lot in the Falcons preseason opener last week against the Detroit Lions, and he still didn't play a ton on Friday in Atlanta's second preseason game ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --Notre Damesafety Xavier Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation's top defensive player on Monday night. The award was presented at the annual ceremony put on by the ...

The Las Vegas Raiders are starting from scratch after firing both their general manager, Tom Telesco, and head coach Antonio Pierce. This allows the Raiders to enter a full-fledged rebuild, allowing a ...

It was a bit of a surprise when former Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts fell to the 3rd round of the NFL draft, but it will go down as a great pick for the Atlanta Falcons. On Thursday, their head coach ...

The rivalry between Notre Dame and Michigan runs deep, and this past Sunday it bled into the Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons game. Former Irish star safety Xavier Watts was named a Week 1 starter ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a few different defensive players, and they only have one first round pick in the NFL Draft. Whatever they address on Day 1 at pick No. 19 (assuming they keep it), the ...

Watts posted nine total tackles (five solo) during Thursday's 29-28 win over the Buccaneers.

Former Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts’ NFL career is off to a strong start. On Thursday, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris announced Watts will start at safety in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay ...

The Atlanta Falcons selected Xavier Watts out of Notre Dame 96th overall in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Watts nearly came down with his first interception in his first career start against ...

Ace Alston has committed to Notre Dame football to be yet another top talent in a long line of lockdown cornerbacks for the ...

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