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The Atlanta Falcons have moved swiftly through the first few months of the offseason by further strengthening their roster. The bulk of this attention has gone toward adding pieces to the puzzle on the defensive side of the ball. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Falcons have made the decision to pick up the […]

Through his first seven years of his NFL career, Pro Bowl Julio Jones has been a cornerstone part of the Atlanta Falcons offense as one of the top players in the league. There have been no questions concerning his standing with the franchise given his elite level of production and dependability up to this point […]

Never should “surprise” be the outcome when the Atlanta Falcons and trading up in the NFL Draft is mentioned. General manager Thomas Dimitroff has practiced this draft day strategy many times—more than most. Still, when a personnel-decision maker blurts it out in the press, it’s worthy despite any specific situation. It exactly what Mr. Dimitroff […]

Through his first seven seasons in the league, Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones has established himself as one of the elite players at his position. He has continued to show just that throughout his career behind his production and often times utter dominance on the field. Heading into his eighth year, Jones has […]

The Atlanta Falcons have been one of the quieter teams this offseason making moves to their roster ahead of the 2018 campaign. However, the front office does have star quarterback Matt Ryan’s looming contract situation overhead the franchise. Ryan is set to enter the final year of his five-year, $103.7 million deal that has him […]

Former Atlanta Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins has been handed a 10-game suspension for next season, ESPN’s Field Yates reports. Source: CB Jalen Collins, a 2015 second round pick of the Falcons, has been suspended for the first 10 games of the 2018 season. Collins, 25, has now been suspended four times in his NFL career. After […]

The Atlanta Falcons were unable to defend their NFC crown in the 2017 NFL season. As a result, it seems quarterback Matt Ryan is ready to take a much more stern approach this year. While the offense was not by any means in a state of flux, they were unable to mirror the production they enjoyed in the 2016 […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is heading into the final year of a five-year, $103.75 million extension. His new one, which is expected to come before the 2018 season starts, is going to be even bigger. The question is when it will actually be signed. In an email to Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Falcons […]

The Atlanta Falcons’ main priority this offseason was to lock up quarterback Matt Ryan to a new contract. They haven’t been able to do that quite yet, but a deal might just be around the corner if general manager Thomas Dimitroff’s latest comments are anything to go by. In an interview with 680 The Fan […]

Forty-six. That’s all. And contrary to popular belief, it’s a small number as it pertains to the great game of American Football. One man has recently spoken out about the number. As it relates to the active gameday NFL roster, only 46 players can be dressed. Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn wants to see […]

A week into the free agent period, the pool of available talent has begun to thin out a bit. However, there is still a crop of impact players left in the market to that could step in to contribute. The Atlanta Falcons have been quite inactive in the free agency period toward picking up additional […]

Heading into the offseason, one of the top pending priorities on the docket for the Atlanta Falcons is the looming contract situation for former NFL MVP quarterback Matt Ryan. He is heading into the final year of his five-year, $103.7 million deal that has him on pace to enter the 2019 free-agent market. There haven’t […]

It has been just over a month since the New England Patriots fell just shy of winning their second straight Super Bowl. There has been much change to the roster in the weeks that have followed, especially during the NFL free agency period. Throughout much of the last few years, one of the areas of […]

It has been a rough stretch for running back Danny Woodhead, to say the least. His stint with the Baltimore Ravens lasted just one season before he was officially back on the market. However, he has still managed to garner some serious interest from a couple of title contenders. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, both the […]

The Chicago Bears continues to retool their receiving corps. Having already landed a shiny new receiver in Allen Robinson and a fresh tight end in Trey Burton this offseason, the Bears are reportedly nearing a deal with former Atlanta Falcons wideout Taylor Gabriel. This is according to ESPN’s Andrew Hawkins, whose source is no other […]

The big news on the unofficial first day of free agency—the opening of legal tampering—is obvious. It’s the Miami Dolphins releasing beast defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, as ESPN’s Jeff Darlington had it first. The fallout includes much intrigue as many suitors could line up for the 31-year-old interior defensive lineman. In fact, ESPN speculates that as […]

The New York Jets are strapped with a plethora of salary cap space this offseason to reshape their roster to finally take a step forward in the 2018 campaign. The team also possesses a few notable players that will hit the free agent market. Among those players will be veteran tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who […]

Over the last few weeks, it became clear that the Seattle Seahawks were going to move on from star defensive end Michael Bennett. The Philadelphia Eagles eventually put together the best deal to land the three-time Pro Bowler, but they weren’t the only team in the running. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, the New England […]

In the last several days, the Seattle Seahawks have reportedly made Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett an available asset in the trade market. This has opened the door to the possibility of several teams jumping into the mix to pursue a deal to acquire Bennett’s services over the offseason. The 32-year-old is set to […]

With the offseason already being kicked into full gear, the Atlanta Falcons are among the teams looking to re-tool their roster following a disappointing end to the 2017 NFL season. As a result, they will be looking to shed many of the contracts they took on last offseason. The Falcons already announced the release of longtime […]

The Atlanta Falcons are still hard at work trying to get a deal done for quarterback Matt Ryan. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff revealed that while negotiations have indeed begun with Ryan’s agent, Tom Condon, there’s still no timetable for when a deal might be reached. However, he remains positive that they will be able […]

The 2017 season came to a disappointing end for the Atlanta Falcons. For linebacker Vic Beasley, the entire season was a forgettable one. Although Beasley failed to follow up his spectacular performance in 2016, he has still shown plenty of promise as a premier edge rusher. As a result, the Falcons announced they will exercise his […]

Another successful year, another disappointing finish for the Atlanta Falcons. Now they face the ugly truth of whether or not some adjustments to their player personnel need to be made. As a result, there have been rumors about the team potentially trading running back Tevin Coleman. However, general manager Thomas Dimitroff said on 92.9 The Game radio […]

In the last two seasons, veteran wide receiver Taylor Gabriel has called the Atlanta Falcons his home in the NFL. However, it appears that Gabriel’s brief time in Atlanta is coming to an end as he has voiced his appreciation for the organization taking a chance on him, according to Vaughn McClure of ESPN. “I […]

Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice is widely regarded as being not only the best player at his position that the league has seen, but also arguably the greatest of all time. This has given plenty of gravity to his opinion on the wide receiver as he recently ranked who he believed were currently […]

The Atlanta Falcons saw their Super Bowl hopes come up short in the divisional round in the playoffs in a loss to the eventual champion Philadelphia Eagles. Heading into this upcoming offseason, Falcons owner Arthur Blank voiced that he believes his team needs just a few roster tweaks to get back to Super Bowl, according to […]

The Atlanta Falcons have made a contract extension for quarterback Matt Ryan the main objective this offseason. Ryan will be in the final year of his contract in 2018, and it will likely cost a lot of money to get him to agree to a new deal considering how high the demand for quality quarterbacks […]

The New England Patriots will not have a downtown parade this year after failing to defend their Super Bowl title against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. What that also means is that Tom Brady remains with “only” five Super Bowl wins in his career. If it’s any consolation for Brady, though, his performance […]

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman was far from 100 percent during the playoffs as he played through injuries to his MCL and PCL in his right knee which he suffered in Week 17. But as Freeman said to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the condition of his knee is slowly improving as he […]

The New England Patriots completed one of the most amazing comebacks in Super Bowl history last year as they clawed their way back from a 28-3 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons. As a result, Patriots owner Robert Kraft commemorated that comeback by placing 283 diamonds on each Patriots championship ring. That decision apparently did […]

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takk McKinley underwent surgery on Thursday to repair an injury to his left shoulder. The 22-year-old posted a picture of himself at the hospital both before and after the surgery, which the Falcons described as a “minor” procedure, per ESPN’s Vaughn McClure. https://twitter.com/Takk/status/959160013511016448 https://twitter.com/Takk/status/959213101051559937 In his post-surgery photo, McKinley included a […]

The Atlanta Falcons have one of the more dynamic running back platoons in the NFL with Pro Bowler Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. The Falcons already locked up Freeman to a five-year, $41.25 million extension last summer. They will now have to decide whether to do the same with Coleman, who is set to be […]

The Atlanta Falcons didn’t have their two skill-position star players at 100 percent during the playoffs as wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Devonta Freeman were both carrying injuries. Freeman, especially, played through a sprained MCL and PCL in his knee in their two playoff games which potentially required surgery. But as Vaughn McClure […]

Following the Atlanta Falcons misstep in the playoffs that saw them exit in a disappointing Divisional Round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, it saw offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian get plenty of blame tossed his way. During a press conference on Thursday morning, head coach Dan Quinn made it clear that Sarkisian wasn’t the reason why […]

The Atlanta Falcons saw their season come to a disappointing close last weekend in a divisional round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, the front office’s attention has quickly shifted toward locking up their star quarterback, Matt Ryan, to a new long-term deal, according to Kelsey Conway of Atlantafalcons.com. Thomas Dimitroff says the main […]

The Atlanta Falcons had one last chance to take the lead late in their NFC divisional-round matchup versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Unfortunately, their red zone woes followed them into the playoffs as star wide receiver Julio Jones was unable to haul in a pass from quarterback Matt Ryan in the closing seconds. The connection between […]

Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones is not a man who makes excuses. That became evident when Jones would not attribute any potential shortcomings against the Philadelphia Eagles to his lingering ankle injury. Needless to say, he has stuck by that notion amidst their disappointing loss in the NFC Divisional Round. According to ESPN’s […]

It wasn’t that long ago that Devonta Freeman said he “figured out” how to stay healthy. But according to ESPN’s Vaughn McClure, the Atlanta Falcons running back was far from healthy during the playoffs. Freeman confessed he played with a sprained posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee during the postseason. Freeman […]

The Atlanta Falcons managed to once again enter another playoff game with a squeaky clean injury report outside of star wide receiver Julio Jones. Unfortunately, he is the player that will be most vital to their chances of defending the NFC crown this year. The five-time Pro Bowler missed two days of practice as a result […]