Sports
Sports

Falcons, Steelers trade jerseys after preseason game

PITTSBURGH, PA - AUGUST 20: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers rushes against Kemal Ishmael #36, Deron Washington #49 and Marcelis Branch #35 of the Atlanta Falcons during a preseason game at Heinz Field on August 20, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Credit: Justin K. Aller

Credit: Justin K. Aller

PITTSBURGH, PA - AUGUST 20: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers rushes against Kemal Ishmael #36, Deron Washington #49 and Marcelis Branch #35 of the Atlanta Falcons during a preseason game at Heinz Field on August 20, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
By Maghen Moore
Aug 21, 2017

The Falcons traveled to Pittsburgh Sunday for the second preseason game.

After the game, some of the players traded jerseys and then shared the moment on Instagram.

The Falcons are 0-2 in the preseason, but the team opens up Mercedes-Benz Stadium Aug. 26 in its third preseason game against the Cardinals.

About the Author

Maghen Moore
More Stories

Keep Reading

Kennesaw State head coach Antoine Pettway reacts after his team beat Georgia State 92-69 at VyStar Arena, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Kennesaw. (Colin Hubbard for the AJC)

Credit: Colin Hubbard

Kennesaw State rolls to third straight win over rival Georgia State

Kennesaw State won its third game in a row, this time against in-state rival Georgia State, 92-69. It was the Owls' third straight win.

The last mile to Atlanta: The two-team race for the Celebration Bowl

A final showdown stands between Jackson State, Prairie View A&M and the biggest spotlight in HBCU football. 

Culinary request restarts the basketball rivalry between Georgia State and Kennesaw State

On Saturday at 3 p.m. in VyStar Arena, Kennesaw State will host Georgia State, the third meeting in the last three years between the two in a recently-renewed rivalry.

The Latest

Kennesaw State head coach Antoine Pettway reacts after his team beat Georgia State 92-69 at VyStar Arena, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Kennesaw. (Colin Hubbard for the AJC)

Credit: Colin Hubbard

Kennesaw State rolls to third straight win over rival Georgia State

The last mile to Atlanta: The two-team race for the Celebration Bowl

Culinary request restarts the basketball rivalry between Georgia State and Kennesaw State

Featured

Former Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman talks to her daughter, Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified before the U.S. House Select Committee at its fourth hearing on its Jan. 6 investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Credit: TNS

OPINION

The 2020 election interference case is gone, but it can’t be forgotten

The decision by a Georgia prosecutor not to pursue the massive Trump election interference case leaves some bad deeds unpunished.

Officials to install opioid reversal kits in Georgia’s public schools

The kits will contain Narcan, which can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and restore breathing.

Odom-led comeback nets Conference USA championship for Kennesaw State

The Owls continue to be one of the most intriguing stories of the season, going from a two-win season to a conference title and beating the defending league champions.