In front of a packed house of local and international media members prior to the Falcons’ Friday practice in Berlin, Morris was asked a pointed question:
If you had to convince a new NFL fan to choose the Falcons as their team, what would you say to convince them?
Morris thought about it, but, of course, he had to start with Robinson — a player already endearing himself to the German fanbase, and someone who is arguably the best representation of Falcons football and the NFL at large.
“I think it’s the guys on the football team,” Morris said. “I hate to say it’s something that I am going to say — when you talk about guys like Bijan Robinson and the type of character he has and how he displays his everyday rhythm and routine — those are the things the fans should really relate to.
Asked a similar question, quarterback Michael Penix Jr. echoed the sentiment.
“Watch No. 7,” Penix said.
Robinson is the gateway to the Falcons. That’s where it starts, Morris said.
“With the character of our football team,” he said, “and then it is our job to go out there and deliver on the field and make them our fan.”