The Atlanta Falcons announced Monday their team captains for the 2023 season.
Defensive lineman Grady Jarrett, defensive back Jessie Bates III, kicker Younghoe Koo, and offensive linemen Jake Matthews and Chris Lindstrom were named permanent captains and will sport the captain logo for all 17 games, starting with Sunday's regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium (1 p.m., FOX).
Jarrett, Koo, and Matthews are returning captains from 2022. Bates and Lindstrom are new this year.
Koo has spent the last four season with the Falcons, previously only spending one with the Los Angeles Chargers as a rookie in 2017. The former Pro Bowler made 32 of his 37 field-goal attempts last season, with a long kick of 54 yards to tie his career best. Koo also found success on 33 of his 35 point-after attempts in 2022.
Koo was kicker for Georgia Southern University, playing from 2013-2017. He was the program’s first FBS All-American and was second in the country in field goal percentage, hitting 19 of 20 tries his final season, tying a school record.