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GM Terry Fontenot says Falcons would listen to Julio Jones offers, as they would for any player
The Atlanta Falcons are open to hearing trade offers for wide receiver Julio Jones, general manager Terry Fontenot told Fox 5 in Atlanta on Monday night. Fontenot answered the question about possibly moving Jones broadly, but the question asked was a direct one about the team’s star receiver for a decade. “That’s one of those […]
Continue readingNFL salary-cap space for all 32 teams: Who’s set to spend, who needs to save?
NFL free agency kicks off next week and teams will be working with a salary cap of $182.5 million for the 2021 season, an 8% decrease from the $198.2 million cap in 2020. The cap has risen every year since 2011, but the reduced revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic forced a drop for next […]
Continue readingAtlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank says team will ‘have to see’ about Matt Ryan’s future
Although Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank expressed admiration for Matt Ryan, he did not fully commit to the one-time MVP as the quarterback of the future as the franchise searches for a new head coach and general manager. Blank parted ways with coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff on Sunday following an 0-5 […]
Continue readingDan Quinn, Thomas Dimitroff unable to recreate Super Bowl magic, fired
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was asked late last season why he chose to retain coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff after the team ended on a 5-2 run to finish 7-9. Blank said he thought the Falcons had turned a corner. “Time will tell, but I think based on all the information […]
Continue readingAtlanta Falcons fire coach Dan Quinn, GM Thomas Dimitroff after 0-5 start
Team president Rich McKay will assume day-to-day oversight of football operations in the interim, according to a statement Sunday from the Falcons. An interim head coach is expected to be announced Monday. Defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, both former head coaches of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, are candidates for the interim […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 2 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: More Frank Gore, less Michael Thomas and George Kittle?
The 2020 NFL season heads into Week 2 with a battle of Ohio between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on Thursday night (8:20 ET, NFL Network). The Bengals could be without defensive tackles Geno Atkins and Mike Daniels, which could mean good things for the Browns’ run game. Elsewhere, tight end George Kittle‘s sprained […]
Continue readingTen Chiefs and 49ers players and coaches who took a step toward Super Bowl redemption
With apologies to Packers and Titans supporters, the vast majority of football fans I spoke to over the past week wanted a Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl. After two impressive home victories on Championship Sunday, we’re going to get that dream matchup. It’s Kyle Shanahan versus Andy Reid. Richard Sherman versus Tyrann Mathieu. Jimmy Garoppolo. There are […]
Continue readingBarnwell’s 2019 NFL awards ballot: Picks for MVP, best rookies and more
With one week to go in the 2019 NFL season, I’ve pieced together my regular-season awards ballot. While I would typically wait for Week 17 to play out before making any proclamations, there really aren’t many close races this year; the winners for most of the key awards are comfortably ahead of the competition, and […]
Continue readingLessons from six disappointing NFL teams: Barnwell on what went wrong and what’s next
On Sunday’s day of reckoning in the NFC East, the Cowboys were the ones found wanting. Their 17-9 loss to the Eagles dropped Jerry Jones’ team out of first place in the East. The Eagles can clinch the division with a win over the Giants or a Cowboys loss against Washington in Week 17. ESPN’s […]
Continue readingWeek 16 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus two words to describe each team’s offseason
The NFL Power Rankings are relevant for this season (or, to be more accurate, this week in this season), but we’re at the point where it’s cool to look ahead to the future. We’re not talking Week 16 or 17 future, but start of a whole new decade future. So we’ve asked our NFL Nation […]
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