FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Parker Romo earned the first game ball handed out after his first-ever appearance with the Atlanta Falcons.

The kicker made five field goals in the Falcons' Week 2 prime-time road win against the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday. He had signed with the Falcons just five days prior. Technically, he joined the team's practice squad. But Romo showed enough in the lead-up to be elevated .

"It's special," Romo said. "It's super special for me to be able to put on for the city of Atlanta because I spent 17 years of my life in Georgia."

The 28-year-old is from Peachtree City and attended McIntosh High School. He went out of state for college and ultimately played for three different schools before signing with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He

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