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A new season is getting underway in the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons are trying to make their return to being contenders in the NFC once again. The 2018 season was an abysmal one for Atlanta but luckily for them, every team starts with an 0-0 record to begin 2019. Just three years ago, Matt […]

The Atlanta Falcons have long been working on a contract extension for wide receiver Julio Jones, and while we have heard multiple times that a deal was “close,” nothing has actually been completed. Jones has been a good soldier throughout the entire process, and Falcons head coach Dan Quinn seems very happy with the way […]

Two days after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a plethora of roster moves to reduce their roster to 53 players; they are still making some minor tweaks. Tampa Bay signed former Atlanta Falcons running back Tony Brooks-James to their practice squad on Monday. Brooks-James signed with the Falcons earlier in the offseason as an undrafted […]

The Atlanta Falcons have a new fullback signing Keith Smith who was released by the Oakland Raiders according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The #Falcons have signed former #Raiders fullback Keith Smith to a 1-year deal, source said. He was a surprise cut in Oakland over the weekend. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, […]

The NFL isn’t going to let Keanu Neal’s hit on Jordan Reed fly. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the NFL has fined the Atlanta Falcons safety $28,075 for his hit on the Washington Redskins tight end in preseason Week 3. Neal hit Reed head-on in the exhibition game. Jordan Reed took a BIG shot […]

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Sometimes it’s okay to admit when you’re wrong. The Atlanta Falcons did just that on Saturday, as they brought in the kicker they previously released. Matt Bryant, once retired at 44-years-old, has been brought back to Atlanta, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. When the Falcons initially had cut Bryant, general manager Thomas Dimitroff noted that […]

The Minnesota Vikings are fresh off an 8-7-1 season in 2018 in which they missed the playoffs, merely a year removed from losing in the NFC Championship Game. They return largely the same roster to an improved NFC North as the Vikings look to reclaim their spot among the NFC elites. The Atlanta Falcons are […]

Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff says that the team is “very close” to agreeing to a new deal with wide receiver Julio Jones, according to Matthew Tabeek of the Falcons’ official team website. Dimitroff said that he’s confident both sides will come to terms on an extension “in the relatively near future.” “Obviously Julio […]

Atlanta Falcons first-round pick Kaleb McGary finally got back on the field on Thursday night after recovering with a cardiac ablation procedure. McGary played 40 snaps during the game and after the game coach Dan Quinn said he was impressed. Before the heart procedure, McGary was competing for a starting tackle job but after the […]

The Atlanta Falcons tried to move on from Matt Bryant this offseason, but it now appears when they open the season against the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday, he will be on the field. After Vaughn McClure confirmed the report that Bryant would be brought in for a workout, Schefter added on that the team would […]

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off of a disappointing 2018 campaign in which they won just seven games and missed the playoffs, but now, heading into the 2019 NFL season, the Falcons look poised to make another run. Thanks to an explosive offense and a (hopefully) better defense, Atlanta is becoming a trendy pick to […]

The Atlanta Falcons aren’t going to play waiting games with Julio Jones’ contract extension. They want to sign the superstar receiver before the start of the 2019 regular season. When asked if he thinks an extension will come before September 8th, Falcons owner Arthur Blank told D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “I would hope […]

The Atlanta Falcons have had some placekicking troubles during the preseason. Before deciding to sign veteran Blair Walsh, Atlanta considered bringing back Matt Bryant. “Definitely had discussed Matt, for sure, but we didn’t bring him in for a workout (on Saturday),” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. Of course, as many know, Bryant spent the past […]

The Atlanta Falcons have had problems making field goals throughout the preseason. To help them overcome the stumbling block, Atlanta has signed veteran kicker Blair Walsh. Through three games in the preseason, Giorgio Tavecchio has struggled to kick the ball through the uprights. The former Oakland Raiders kicker has made just four of his eight […]

It’s another bump in the road for Ra’Shede Hageman’s NFL career. After returning to his first season after being on the commissioner’s exempt list, Hageman suffered a neck injury in Atlanta’s third preseason game. Ra'Shede Hageman is questionable to return with a neck injury. #Falcons — Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) August 23, 2019 An injury this […]

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 […]