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The Atlanta Falcons have generated plenty of hype with their offseason additions. However, wide receiver Calvin Ridley is looking forward to showing why he is the big ticket in the 2020 NFL season. Ridley has done a stellar job of establishing himself as a bonafide complementary option to wide receiver Julio Jones in the passing […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has some high expectations for wide receiver Calvin Ridley heading into the 2020 season. Not being in the facility with everyone has been a problem for most, but Ryan thinks it might actually be a blessing for Ridley. With all the one-on-one work that Ridley has been able to do, […]

Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is confident that wide receiver Calvin Ridley is prepared to take a big step forward during the 2020 season. Ridley was on pace to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark during the 2019 season before an abdominal injury forced him to miss the last three games of the year. Koetter has […]

Teams around the NFL have begun to prioritize making sure they have multiple options at the wide receiver position. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are plenty of wide receivers that could burst onto the scene in 2020. While the league continues to trend toward being a pass-oriented league, more and more […]

The Atlanta Falcons failed to clinch a playoff berth for the second straight season under Dan Quinn. Despite going 6-2 in their final eight games of the season, the Falcons finished with a 7-9 record in 2019. It goes without saying that it was a dismal year for an Atlanta team that is littered with […]

The Atlanta Falcons were viewed as a darkhorse Super Bowl contender by many going into this season, including myself. A former MVP at quarterback, a dynamic receiving corps, a healthier, improving defense; what’s not to like? Apparently, a lot of things, as the Falcons never even competed for a playoff spot this year and are […]

There are just three weeks remaining in what has been a miserable season for the Atlanta Falcons, and they will have to play things out without two of their top players. Per Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk, the Falcons have placed wide receiver Calvin Ridley and cornerback Desmond Trufant on the injured reserve list. […]

If you didn’t think the Atlanta Falcons’ miserable 2019 campaign could get any worse, well, it just did. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley will miss the remainder of the season due to an abdominal injury he sustained during his team’s win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Ridley […]

The NFL season is gradually nearing its end with Week 11 wrapping up on Monday night. Before glancing at what’s ahead in Week 12, there were a few wide receivers who stood out in fantasy football in Week 11. Among all wideouts, John Brown caught nine passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns en route […]

The NFL season is breezing by and Week 8 already began with the Minnesota Vikings defeating the Washington Redskins on Thursday night. With the season nearing the midway point, the trade deadline in fantasy football is looming. No matter where your fantasy football team stands right now, there could be moves to be made that […]

Julio Jones is a complete player at the wide receiver position. He’s big, can run fast, can run clean routes, can catch anything in sight then can pile up YAC. However, Jones isn’t the only wide receiver on the Atlanta Falcons with “complete” status. His running mate, Calvin Ridley, gets a nod as a complete […]

It is no secret that the Atlanta Falcons have struggled to find their rhythm on offense to start the 2019 NFL season. Among the notable concerns has been the minimal role for wide receiver Calvin Ridley. Ridley has seldom had his number called up through the first three games of the year. According to D. […]

Calvin Ridley and the Atlanta Falcons offense came up short as they failed to outscore the Minnesota Vikings on the team’s season opener. He has now called upon Falcons Nation to come out in droves and support their team as they prepare to battle against the Philadelphia Eagles. Ridley had a decent individual outing against […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Atlanta Falcons had another disappointing season in 2018 after finishing with a 7-9 record. However, Calvin Ridley was a bright spot for Atlanta in a year when the Falcons missed the playoffs. The Falcons picked Ridley 26th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Alabama. Along with Ridley, the Falcons also have another […]

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off of a disappointing 2018 campaign in which they won just seven games and missed the playoffs, but there is a lot of hope for the Falcons heading into 2019. With a high-powered offense and a healthier defense, Atlanta could very well be a playoff contender this coming season, especially […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has a year under his belt in the league and feels like he is playing faster heading into year two. For most of the first season, Ridley was adjusting to life in the NFL and learning the Falcons system and now that he feels comfortable he is expecting big […]

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off a rough 2018 campaign in which they won just seven games, two years after making the Super Bowl. Last season also marked the first time they missed the playoffs since 2015. Yet, with a talented offense and some pieces returning from injuries, the Falcons could be a sleeper contender […]

The NFL is advancing towards being a pass-happy league. Last year, 27 of the 32 teams in the NFL attempted 500 or more pass attempts on offense. In addition, six teams attempted 600 or more passing attempts, with the Pittsburgh Steelers throwing it 689 times. With the passing game becoming the dominant source of offense, […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley had a spectacular rookie campaign this past season, hauling in 64 receptions for 821 yards and 10 touchdowns. As if Julio Jones wasn’t already enough to deal with, the Falcons now have Ridley as well, giving them one of the most lethal receiver duos in the NFL going into […]

The NFL got another dose of brotherly love this year, when Georgia wide receiver Riley Ridley joined his brother Calvin Ridley in getting drafted into the NFL. While Riley will join the Chicago Bears, he was still extremely excited for the opportunity to play in the NFL, and was happy to see Calvin after he […]

The 2018 season was a disappointing one for the Atlanta Falcons, but they still had a few bright spots still. One of those was the play from Calvin Ridley in his rookie season. The Falcons selected Ridley with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Ridley came out of […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley caught his 10th touchdown pass of the season in his team’s season-ending win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon, setting a Falcons rookie record for the most touchdown catches in a single season: Calvin Ridley's 10th receiving touchdown of the season sets a Falcons rookie record. — […]

Wide receivers Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley are teammates on the Atlanta Falcons, but they knew each other long before this season, and Jones has always been impressed with what he has seen. Jones and Ridley both played for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Jones would often stop by practice when Ridley was a star […]

The Atlanta Falcons have seen a star emerge in the past few weeks with rookie wide receiver Calvin Ridley vastly exceeding expectations. The 23-year-old has played so well that he’s made many forget able to Julio Jones, but on Sunday against the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta was dealt a major blow. According to […]

Fantasy football isn’t an exact science; if it was, it wouldn’t be as exciting, and waiver wire pickups would be easy. Saying Ryan Fitzpatrick and Patrick Mahomes are the top two fantasy scoring quarterbacks through three weeks of this season also wouldn’t blasphemous in the offseason, too, under that circumstance. Both Fitzpatrick and Mahomes are […]

How talented is Atlanta Falcons Calvin Ridley in the eyes of head coach Dann Quinn? Well, enough for him to consider the Alabama Crimson Tide program product for a role on the special teams as a kick returner. Speaking about Ridley, Quinn raised the idea that the team could consider Ridley for a kick-return job […]

The Atlanta Falcons have added more firepower to their offense in the first round of this year’s draft with the selection of former Alabama standout wide receiver Calvin Ridley. This has put him in line to take up a significant role in the passing game in his first campaign in the league. With that in […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has finally signed his rookie contract, according to a tweet sent out by SportsTrusts Advisors: .@CalvinRidley1 has agreed to terms with the @AtlantaFalcons. #LegendsLiveHere #RiseUp pic.twitter.com/8OkxdRHa7t — SportsTrust Advisors (@_SportsTrust) July 4, 2018 Ridley, 22, was the Falcons’ No. 26 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the second receiver […]

The Atlanta Falcons have a significant concern at wide receiver that they must fix this offseason with Julio Jones’ relationship with the team reportedly “in a bad place” at the moment. But it’s not all doom and gloom for Atlanta at that position. Their first-round pick, Calvin Ridley, is proving to be a source of […]

In the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons added more firepower to their offense with the selection of former Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley with the 26th overall pick. According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons have utilized Ridley’s versatility on the field using him in various roles in […]

The Atlanta Falcons offense with the likes of Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Devonta Freeman has the chance any game to put on quite a show. Even without the Falcons adding anyone this offseason that wouldn’t have changed, but after the draft, there is no doubt this offense got a lot better. They took Calvin […]