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After NFL offensive tackle Elijah Wilkinson found a new home with the Arizona Cardinals in free agency, he made sure to burn his old Atlanta Falcons team on the way out.
Wilkinson signed a two-year, $6.25 million deal to join the Cardinals’ offensive line, which some Falcons fans seemed to like as they thought he didn’t perform well during his time in Atlanta.
But Wilkinson had time to respond to comments, with one fan saying: “Thank God [sic] gone,” according to screenshots of since-deleted comments.
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Atlanta offensive tackle Elijah Wilkinson reacts during a game against the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 16, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
“Good luck with that clown show over there,” Wilkinson wrote to the fan with a laughing emoji.
After another fan made a similar comment about Wilkinson’s play, the nine-year NFL tackle responded.
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“Lol, you guys are in hell [right now]. Have fun being next year,” he wrote.
And Wilkinson didn’t just keep it to the comments section. He also replied to DMs.
Multiple screen grabs showed him responding to people in his direct messages and even taking a jab at two former teammates, wide receiver Darnell Mooney and tight end Kyle Pitts.
Elijah Wilkinson of the Atlanta Falcons drops back to block against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on December 11, 2025 in Tampa, Fla. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
“Hahaha yeah okay and all those passes Mooney dropped and Pitt’s f— off my line. Have fun messing around losing the NFC South,” Wilkinson wrote, followed by “28-3,” a reference to Atlanta’s infamous blown Super Bowl lead against the New England Patriots. “…for laughs.”
Wilkinson was called up by head coach Raheem Morris and the rest of the Falcons staff in 2025 when right tackle Kaleb McGary suffered a knee injury during training camp. When starter Michael Penix Jr. is a left-handed quarterback, right tackle is very important on the offensive line because that is Penix’s blind side.
Wilkinson started all 17 games after appearing in just two games for Atlanta, mostly on special teams, during the 2024 season.
Wilkinson was an undrafted free agent out of UMass who landed with the Denver Broncos, with whom he spent four seasons playing tackle and guard over 26 starts.
Elijah Wilkinson of the Atlanta Falcons leads his team onto the field against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on December 21, 2025 in Glendale, Ariz. (Norm Hall/Getty Images)
After a stint with the Chicago Bears, Wilkinson landed his first stint with the Falcons in 2022 before his first with the Cardinals the following season. Now he returns to Arizona hoping to compete for more starts in his NFL career.
