Marc Raimondi Apr 6, 2026, 06:00 AM ET Close Marc Raimondi's first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn't his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book "Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling's New World Order Changed America," which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Avieon Terrell waited by the gate for his older brother, A.J. , to come off the football field. Tears started to well up in his eyes. It was his turn. Aundell and Aliya, the boys' parents, knew exactly what Avieon wanted, because it was a scene that played out after most of the 7-year-old A.J.'s games and practices. Avieon couldn't wait to put on his big brother's uniform.…