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The Atlanta Falcons and Julio Jones have been negotiating a new contract for the veteran wide receiver this offseason. Both sides may be close to coming to an agreement, as Jones’ agent is looking to complete a new deal with Atlanta soon. Jimmy Sexton, Jones’ agent, is on his way to Atlanta to meet with […]

Rookie offensive tackle Kaleb McGary is working is way back to the gridiron following a heart procedure completed in the offseason. Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, meanwhile, updated the first-year player’s status after the scary episode. Per Vaughn McClure in ESPN: Falcons coach Dan Quinn didn’t put a timetable on a full return, but […]

Vic Beasley hasn’t been consistent for the Atlanta Falcons. After four years of play, he has three five-or-less sack seasons, and one league-leading 15.5 sack one (2016). As of now, that year looks like an outlier. Considering he’s missed two games throughout his career (both 2017), it could look the same way for Atlanta. Beasley […]

The Atlanta Falcons have now dropped three preseason season games, the last following a 22-20 loss to the New York Jets. Matt Ryan made his preseason debut at the time and the 34-year-old got sacked three times for his efforts. But despite the scheme drawn up by Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, it appears Ryan […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan probably didn’t expect to get hit much in his limited playing time during his 2019 preseason debut versus the New York Jets. Unfortunately for a team that tried hard to address its problems up front over the offseason, though, that’s precisely what happened. “Matt Ryan: 14 dropbacks. Jets have 8 […]

The New England Patriots toyed with the prospect of moving quarterback Danny Etling to wide receiver this offseason. It appears their experiment has come to an end. The Patriots cut Etling following a brief position change. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, he has since been claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Falcons. Former […]

Houston Texans star defender Jadeveon Clowney has still not signed the franchise tag, and rumors are swirling that a trade could happen very soon. Because of Houston’s lack of a general manager, the entire Clowney situation has been mishandled. From initially attempting to classify him as a linebacker rather than a defensive end in order […]

The New York Jets were among the teams in the NFL who actually played their starting quarterback in their preseason opener. The Jets kicked off their preseason schedule against the New York Giants, with Sam Darnold starting under center. The first drive for New York couldn’t have gone much better with Darnold completing four of […]

Veteran Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is set to make his 2019 preseason debut in Thursday’s tilt against the New York Jets. Ryan, 34, is entering his 12th season in the NFL—all with the Falcons—and was absent from the team’s on-field activities the last two weeks in exhibition losses to the Denver Broncos and Miami […]

Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones is back at full strength. Jones played in all 16 games last season, but various injuries hampered him for a lot of the year. He was dealing with a foot problem, as well as hip and rib issues, down the stretch last year which limited him. Jones sat out most […]

One of the most competitive battles in Atlanta Falcons camp is at wide receiver, but one guy who won’t be winning a spot on the roster is head coach Dan Quinn. On Tuesday, Quinn lined up in the backfield and went out for a pass, and everything was going good until he tried to catch […]

The Atlanta Falcons will be one of two teams who will get the pleasure of having five preseason games this year. Despite the extra game, it’s still likely we see minimal work from the Falcons’ starters in their exhibition schedule. After two preseason games, the Falcons are 0-2 after being defeated by the Denver Broncos […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been hampered by a hamstring injury throughout just about all of training camp, as he originally sustained the injury back on July 25 and had completed only one practice through this past weekend as a result. However, Ridley returned to the practice field on Sunday and now seems […]

The New England Patriots are desperately trying to replace Rob Gronkowski, and on Monday, they added another candidate to the mix. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, the Patriots have swung a trade with the Atlanta Falcons for tight end Eric Saubert, sending a conditional seventh-round draft pick to the Falcons in return. Saubert played […]

Julio Jones’ contract has been a topic of discussion all offseason, as the wide receiver has two years remaining on his current deal is and is looking for an extension. Of course, Jones has kept quiet about it this summer, but that does not mean the Atlanta Falcons aren’t working on it. Falcons general manager […]

Usually every week during pregame for the Atlanta Falcons, we get a video of Julio Jones making spectacular catches in the end zone. This week, we get to see Calvin Ridley try to do his best impersonation of Jones before the Falcons take on the Miami Dolphins. While the Falcons get ready to kick off […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan often doesn’t get mentioned among the league’s top passers, but he’s been putting up some gaudy numbers. Ryan isn’t as flashy and doesn’t get a ton of headlines, but he’s been quietly putting up a body of work over the last decade that’s hard to argue with. As Michael David […]

Kendall Sheffield is part of a larger picture in Atlanta. The Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos — by playing in the NFL’s annual Hall of Fame Game on August 1 — are the two NFL teams who will play five (not four) preseason games this year. Coming into the HOF Game, all eyes were […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn was adamant during Sunday’s team training camp, telling assembled reporters he “hopes” 24-year-old offensive tackle Kaleb McGary will be back for the season. Quinn, who’s been with the Falcons franchise since 2015, denied a chance to call the upcoming season a “redshirt year” for the first-year tackle McGary, per […]

A Simms is back in the NFL. Not Chris — who’s doing his thing at Pro Football Talk — or the 63-year-old Phil, who also dabbles in the media. Matt Simms, a 30-year-old former Tennessee Volunteer is back in the league, as the Atlanta Falcons, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, are signing him. The […]

The doctors that performed the heart procedure on Atlanta Falcons first-round pick Kaleb McGary were very pleased with how it went according to coach Dan Quinn. “Number one, the doctors were certainly happy about the procedure,” Quinn said via AJC.com. “We’ll have some more updates as we go along. But for the first part of […]

Preseason football is underway. The Denver Broncos and coach Vic Fangio faced the Atlanta Falcons in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday. Heading into the game, all eyes and minds were eager to see if the new pass interference rule would be tested. Following the infamous NFC Championship Game no-call involving […]

Michael Thomas got his contract extension — $100 million over five years — to make him the NFL’s highest-paid receiver. That may not last long. Atlanta Falcons superstar wide receiver Julio Jones is set to eclipse Thomas sooner or later. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said this to NFL media before Atlanta’s preseason Hall of […]

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas got absolutely paid this week. He signed a five-year deal worth $100 million – making him the highest paid wide receiver of all-time. Naturally, this sparked a discussion among many. Who is the best wide receiver in football? For Shannon Sharpe, the answer isn’t Thomas. It’s also not […]

It’s a big weekend for former Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend in Canton Ohio which means a lot of his former coaches and teammates are signing his praises. Falcons former tight end coach Mike Mularkey was Gonzelez’s offensive coordinator in Atlanta […]

The Atlanta Falcons announced Wednesday morning that rookie offensive lineman Kaleb McGary is set to undergo a cardiac ablation procedure. This procedure is expected to be just like the other two procedures he has already gone through during his playing career. Falcons announced rookie OL Kaleb McGary will undergo a cardiac ablation procedure Wednesday. The […]

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Vic Beasley has been inconsistent since coming into the NFL, and he knows heading into a contract year he needs to be more consistent. During the 2016 season, Beasley racked up 15.5 sacks, but in the last two years he only has 10 sacks combined, and people wonder why. Beasley hears […]

There has been a constant trend of teams in the NFL sitting their starters during the preseason. It looks like that will be true for at least one player on the Atlanta Falcons in Julio Jones. Julio Jones spoke to the media and said he will not play during the preseason. Last season, Jones didn’t […]

The Atlanta Falcons realize that protecting Matt Ryan is crucial to their offenses’ success. That’s why the team spent the offseason constructing a new-look offensive line for the upcoming season. While speaking about the team, Matt Ryan opened up about Atlanta’s offensive line. The Falcons franchise quarterback realizes that it is going to be a […]

Official preparations for the 2019 season certainly didn’t get off to the start Calvin Ridley envisioned. The Atlanta Falcons star tweaked his hamstring on Thursday, just a week into training camp, and was forced to leave practice. Fortunately for both Ridley and the Falcons, his injury doesn’t appear to be of a serious nature. After […]

Welp. If you’re someone who takes Julio Jones for his word – you should probably draft him in your Fantasy Football league this year. According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of ajc.com, the Atlanta Falcons wide receiver has a target for 2019 – 3,000 yards. Jones is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. […]

We are now in the top 40 players in my list of the NFL’s Top 100 Players. These next 10 include a decent number of pass-rushers who continue to wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks. If you haven’t checked out the previous articles of mine, here they are: NFL’s Top 100 Players: 100-91 NFL’s Top 100 […]

Next, on my NFL’s Top 100 Players list is numbers 50-41, beginning with an All-Pro left tackle. If you’re interested in seeing the players that made the list before these guys they are here: NFL’s Top 100 Players: 100-91 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 90-81 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 80-71 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 70-61 NFL’s […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has been nursing a foot injury, so he has not been participating in the early stages of training camp as a result. On Wednesday, Falcons head coach Dan Quinn provided an update n Jones, saying that the wide out is 10 days to two weeks away from being able […]

Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff remains confident that the team will be able to come to terms on a new contract with star wide receiver Julio Jones. “We have the utmost faith that Julio is coming here and he’s taking care of his business while he’s here, and we’ll keep plugging away with [Jones’ […]

The Athletic recently released the publication’s latest NFL quarterback rankings while Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan came in at No. 1 on such a list — among tier two signal callers that is. With Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leading the way for The Athletic, Ryan just […]

The Atlanta Falcons are looking to find their way back into being a contender in the NFL after a disappointing season in 2018. They’ll need Matt Ryan to keep producing at a high-level under center—among other things—for that to come true. Last season, the Falcons may have had a down year in the win column […]

Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Michael Bennett suffered a broken ankle during the first day of Falcons training camp and will require surgery to repair the injury, but Atlanta head coach Dan Quinn says that Bennett could return at some point this year, according to D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Bennett is coming off […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn confirmed that safety J.J. Wilcox will miss the entire 2019 campaign after tearing his ACL in practice on Monday, according to ESPN. This is just the latest in a string of injuries that have occurred to Falcons defensive players over the last year, with their secondary being particularly hit […]