{"id":886613,"date":"2026-05-09T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/886613\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:24:34","slug":"zachariah-branch-shows-off-speed-at-falcons-rookie-minicamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/886613\/","title":{"rendered":"Zachariah Branch shows off speed at Falcons rookie minicamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:USA TODAY;\" href=\"https:\/\/uw-media.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"USA TODAY\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"174\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2021-07\/506fdd20-ee43-11eb-8f33-8a4102cf7edb.jpeg\"\/><\/a>Sat, May 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_usatoday_us_articles_590\/518e7097057607321e0ed215ccdc2077.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zachariah Branch shows off speed at Falcons rookie minicamp<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Falcons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/atlanta-falcons\/323\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> kicked off their rookie minicamp on Friday, allowing the team&#8217;s 2026 draft class and 14 undrafted free agent signings to get their first taste of NFL action. Plus, 23 other players showed up to try out for the team.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons coaching staff got their first look at this year&#8217;s batch of rookies. Second-round pick Avieon Terrell was limited due to an injury, but he still took the field with his teammates. All eyes were on third-round pick Zachariah Branch. The former Georgia wide receiver made a good first impression on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Falcons&#8217; social media team, along with various NFL reporters, we can show you a few clips from Atlanta&#8217;s first day of rookie minicamp. Watch as Branch and others take the field below.<\/p>\n<p>Zachariah Branch Day 1 minicamp highlightsFalcons CB Avieon Terrell takes the fieldFalcons UDFA QB Jack Strand gets throws inFalcons UDFA RB Cash Jones makes debutFalcons head coach Kevin SefanskiZachariah Branch introduces himself<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons will wrap up their rookie minicamp on Sunday, May 8. We&#8217;ll have to wait and see if any of the team&#8217;s 23 tryout players end up securing a roster spot before the weekend is over.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Falcons: Zachariah Branch rookie minicamp highlights;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/thefalconswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/falcons\/2026\/05\/09\/atlanta-falcons-zachariah-branch-rookie-minicamp-highlights\/90000015007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons: Zachariah Branch rookie minicamp highlights<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sat, May 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC Zachariah Branch shows off speed at Falcons rookie minicamp The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":886614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,9201,69607,224,7,6,3243,2661,119538,33452],"class_list":["post-886613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-atlanta-falcons","tag-atlanta","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-atlantafalcons","tag-avieon-terrell","tag-cash-jones","tag-falcons","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-rookie-minicamp","tag-the-falcons","tag-undrafted-free-agent-signings","tag-zachariah-branch"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116544843320218027","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=886613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/886614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=886613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=886613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}