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Falcons QB Marcus Mariota to undergo procedure on knee
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons backup quarterback Marcus Mariota will be placed on injured reserve Wednesday and is expected to have a procedure on his knee scheduled for next week, according to Falcons head coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons had benched Mariota in favor of rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder during the team’s off week […]
Continue readingDesmond Ridder: ‘Dream’ taking over as Falcons’ starting QB
He went home and told his wife, Claire, and that was pretty much it. But this job — the one he’s been preparing for since he was drafted in the third round in April by the Falcons out of Cincinnati and well before that — is a big deal. “Excitement,” Ridder said. “My dream was […]
Continue readingFalcons coach treats O-Line to beers after win over 49ers
ATLANTA — Arthur Smith got his Atlanta Falcons back to .500 by beating the NFL’s top run defense, and then the second-year head coach did what any former offensive lineman would do. He took his guys up front for beers. Well, sort of. The beers in question were for his still-in-uniform offensive linemen and his […]
Continue readingHow the Atlanta Falcons have approached ‘transition’ from a salary-cap disaster
Fixing it would take time and patience in a sport where playing careers are short and a willingness to see things through doesn’t always occur. They understood the surface issues and some of the critical, if not difficult, moves to come. Like with any job, the more you are there, the more you learn. “You […]
Continue readingSource: Atlanta Falcons, star DT Grady Jarrett reach three-year extension worth up to $51 million
The club agreed to a three-year extension with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett on Tuesday that is worth up to $17 million per year in new money and $51 million in totality for the extension if he reaches certain incentives, a source confirmed to ESPN. The extension includes $34.5 million guaranteed. Jarrett is now signed through […]
Continue readingNFL free-agency updates 2022: Latest signings, trades, cuts, news and rumors
NFL free agency officially starts at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, which coincides with the start of the new league year. But first, we have two days of legal negotiations, when teams and free agents can agree to terms on new deals (and then officially sign them on Wednesday). We’ve already navigated a flurry of offseason […]
Continue readingNFL training camp updates: Deshaun Watson, Saquon Barkley return; Lamar Jackson dealing and more
With the first full slate of preseason games kicking off on Thursday, teams continued to work in training camps across the NFL on Monday. That included Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who practiced for the first time in five days, and running back Saquon Barkley, who was activated off the physically unable to perform list […]
Continue readingJulio Jones departs having left indelible mark on Atlanta Falcons
ATLANTA — Left tackle Jake Matthews called him a “cheat code,” and for so often over the past decade it felt like receiver Julio Jones had an almost unfair advantage against defenses facing the Atlanta Falcons. Over and over again, Jones made the extraordinary feel routine, made the spectacular a regular part of his week-to-week, […]
Continue readingTrade offers for Julio Jones and an accepted deal: Where the WR could land, potential return, more
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones — considered one of the best receiving talents in the NFL — is on the trade market. Right before the 2021 draft, Falcons GM Terry Fontenot said that the team would listen to trade offers on the 32-year-old veteran as Atlanta attempts to solve its current cap space issues. […]
Continue readingFalcons GM Terry Fontenot says he’s keeping options open with No. 4 pick in 2021 NFL draft
Terry Fontenot has gone through all the scenarios. He has weighed a bunch of things in his mind. But the Atlanta Falcons’ first-year general manager still isn’t sure exactly what he’ll end up doing Thursday night when his team comes on the board with the fourth pick in the NFL draft. He could stay. He […]
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