The most notable improvement was the team's head coach grade. Morris earned the second-highest grade in the NFL (A-plus). This comes one year after former Falcons head coach Arthur Smith earned the third-worst grade (C-plus) in the league.

NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter unveiled the report cards for the 2024 season on Wednesday, and the results reflected overall improvements across the league. This year, 1,695 NFL players (roughly 77 percent of NFLPA membership) took part in the survey, which was conducted from Aug. 26 to Nov. 20, 2024.

The Atlanta Falcons missed the playoffs for the seventh straight year, but they managed to rise up in a different way during the 2024 season.

Atlanta is all in on quarterback Michael Penix Jr. as the face of the franchise, but the Falcons insist they don't have to part with high-priced No. 2 Kirk Cousins.

Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Raheem Morris sidestepped questions about Cousins' health on Tuesday.