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QB Kirk Cousins leaving Vikings for 4-year deal with Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons have finally solved their franchise quarterback issues. The club agreed to terms on a four-year deal with former Minnesota Vikings free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins on Monday, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Cousins’ deal is worth $180 million ($45 million per season), including $100 […]

Following in their footsteps: Best father-son combos in sports

Mike Shanahan, offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers at the time, and wide receiver Ed McCaffrey celebrated their first Lombardi Trophy together in a 49-26 Super Bowl XXIX victory over the San Diego Chargers. The two would win three Super Bowls together, with the 49ers and the Denver Broncos, throughout their careers. Now, 29 […]

How the Falcons’ Matthew Bergeron learned a new position as a rookie

Bergeron played tackle throughout his career at Syracuse. At a Senior Bowl practice, he took a few snaps at guard, beginning what became a positional transition after the Atlanta Falcons drafted him in April. He knew it was going to be a different expectation of pacing and learning. After Matt Hennessy got injured early in […]

What Raheem Morris’ return to Atlanta means for the Falcons

More Teams. More Games. Ryan Clark and Dan Orlovsky are excited to see what former Rams DC Raheem Morris brings to his new role as the Falcons’ coach. (2:02) The Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris as the team’s next head coach on Thursday. Morris was last in Atlanta three years ago when he was the […]

Falcons to hire Rams DC Raheem Morris as coach

More Teams. More Games. Ryan Clark and Dan Orlovsky are excited to see what former Rams DC Raheem Morris brings to his new role as the Falcons’ coach. (2:02) ATLANTA — The Falcons are going back to their past to try and solidify their future. The Falcons plan to hire Raheem Morris as their coach, […]

Johnny Manziel will benefit from slide

He wasn’t the No. 1 overall pick in the National Football League draft. He didn’t go No. 2 to the St. Louis Rams. Cleveland traded down, then traded back up and still didn’t want him. Even the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets, two franchises with a history of inviting controversy for the sake […]

Bill Belichick’s Patriots legacy: The NFL’s greatest dynasty

More Teams. More Games. Tedy Bruschi joins “Get Up” to talk about his former coach Bill Belichick’s legacy with the New England Patriots. (2:19) We’ve closed the book on the greatest dynasty in the history of the NFL. The Patriots and coach Bill Belichick are expected to part ways Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter […]

Why the Atlanta Falcons fired coach Arthur Smith, and what’s next

More Teams. More Games. Arthur Smith has a word with Dennis Allen after the Saints score in the final seconds vs. the Falcons. (0:16) ATLANTA — In August, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he would be disappointed if his team was not more competitive in 2023 and didn’t show improvement. What Blank watched throughout […]

Dak Prescott among nominees for Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award

More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith explains why the Cowboys are a bigger NFC threat than the Lions. (1:56) NEW YORK — Dak Prescott, three-time All-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack and two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby are among the 32 nominees for the ninth annual Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. Each NFL team […]

2023 NFL Rank: Predicting top 100 players for this season

To create our list, we asked a panel of dozens of ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on performance expectations for the 2023 season as compared with their peers. Emphasis was placed solely on the upcoming season and predicting potential greatness, rather than past performance, career résumé or positional value. That means long-term injuries […]

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