“The Los Angeles Rams have traded the 26th pick to the Atlanta Falcons,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that evening in a video that was shared by the organization on X. “With the 26th pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons select James Pearce Jr., defensive end, Tennessee.”

Sparks forward Rickea Jackson and Falcons first-round draft pick James Pearce Jr. seemingly used the NFL Draft to go public with their relationship.

Rickea Jackson is one of the top young stars in the WNBA. The Tennessee product, who went fourth overall in the 2024 draft, was named to the All-Rookie