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Sources: Falcons trade Desmond Ridder to Cardinals for Rondale Moore
In trading away their former starting quarterback, the Atlanta Falcons also upgraded their receiver room. A day after signing Kirk Cousins to be the team’s new starting quarterback, the Falcons sent former starter Desmond Ridder to Arizona for receiver Rondale Moore, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Ridder gets a new start in Arizona, […]
Continue readingThe all-playoff era team: The best players of the past decade
It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade of college football is littered with superstars — from Lamar Jackson‘s mystifying talent to Baker Mayfield planting the Oklahoma flag at Ohio State to Tua Tagovailoa rescuing Alabama from the brink of defeat to a former walk-on in Stetson Bennett […]
Continue readingWhat’s wrong with the Atlanta Falcons’ run game?
He couldn’t get away. All day long, Washington’s defenders caused problems for Atlanta’s run game. The Commanders stacked the box and essentially issued a challenge: Washington was not going to let the Falcons beat them on the ground. It’s been a familiar refrain the last season-plus in Atlanta. Stack the box as much as possible […]
Continue readingInside the Falcons’ experiment three years in the making
Robinson turned back the way he came and was lined up where an offset tight end might be when the ball was snapped. He caught a swing pass behind the line of scrimmage, back-juked one defender, broke an attempted tackle by two others and took it 11 yards to the end zone. The play was […]
Continue reading2023 NFL training camp: Position battles within AFC, NFC
The 2023 NFL season is right around the corner, and training camp and preseason games are the stage for position battles. Which newcomers will make an immediate impact? Which veterans are ready for a chance to crack the starting lineup? Which rookies have been so impressive that they will take the field from the first […]
Continue readingNFL Week 15 Power Rankings 2022: 1-32 poll, plus FPI rankings
Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — has evaluated how teams are stacking up through 14 weeks. While we are at the point of the season where the rankings stay largely consistent week to week, we do […]
Continue readingNFL Week 14 Power Rankings 2022: 1-32 poll, best team stats
Welcome to Week 14 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — has evaluated how teams are stacking up through 13 weeks. There were very slight movements in the rankings this week. A new No. 1 pick has been named after the […]
Continue readingFalcons cornerback A.J. Terrell prioritizes the Atlanta high school that shaped him
The game against Carrollton started, and Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell, decked out in a military-green hoodie with a black T-shirt underneath, green pants and camo-colored Nikes, stood by the goal line near the scoreboard and watched intently. On the field, his younger brother, Avieon, was doing exactly what A.J. had done years earlier. When […]
Continue readingHow college rivalries spill into NFL locker rooms
He put on Michigan colors. A player reared in scarlet and gray now had to don maize and blue thanks to Ohio State’s loss to the Wolverines last year. Two days after the game, McLaurin showed up in a team meeting wearing the Michigan top with teammate Khaleke Hudson’s name and No. 7 on the […]
Continue readingFalcons activate Cordarrelle Patterson off injured reserve
ATLANTA — Cordarrelle Patterson, the leading rusher on the NFL’s No. 5-ranked rushing offense, has been activated from injured reserve, giving the Atlanta Falcons one of their most dynamic players back. The 31-year-old Patterson had been one of the NFL’s top running backs prior to suffering a knee injury that needed a procedure to fix […]
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