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Falcons’ offseason plans include helping Kirk Cousins
ATLANTA — As the Atlanta Falcons head toward the draft and the rest of the offseason, there are things the club needs to accomplish to set itself up for a successful training camp and first season under coach Raheem Morris. Some are obvious. Some less so. All will have some layer of importance to what […]
Continue readingFalcons need to settle QB question as free agency looms
Another year, a new coaching staff and so many of the same questions around how the Atlanta Falcons will handle free agency and the reshaping of the roster. This isn’t to say Atlanta’s roster isn’t improved from when general manager Terry Fontenot and former head coach Arthur Smith took over in January 2021. It is. […]
Continue readingPlenty of changes in player rankings
The 2014 class strengths on offense are clearly at running back (for the second year in a row) and wide receiver as the trend of big, long targets continues. Offensively the jury is still out for the most part at quarterback top-to-bottom. Deshaun Watson (Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville), Keller Chryst (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), David Cornwell (Norman, […]
Continue readingMovers and shakers in ESPN 300
The football season is right around the bend and senior campaigns will give us our final viewing of the current class leading into the all-star game season in early January. Below are some highlights of major (and minor) shifts in the ranks. As always, some players may see a drop in rank not reflective of […]
Continue readingGeorgia lands DT Lamont Gaillard
The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Gaillard picked Georgia over offers from Alabama, Clemson and Florida, among others. His commitment moves the Bulldogs up to No. 5 in the ESPN RecruitingNation 2014 class rankings. The Bulldogs had only five commitments for the 2014 class heading into June, but even with a decommitment, Georgia entered this weekend with 11 […]
Continue readingNick Sirianni says Eagles need to ‘get things fixed … fast’
More Teams. More Games. Nick Sirianni discusses the importance of getting the Eagles back on track and doing it fast. (0:23) PHILADELPHIA — Time is running out on the Philadelphia Eagles, and coach Nick Sirianni knows it. “We have to get things fixed,” he said, “and we have to get them fixed fast.” A brutal […]
Continue readingFalcons take Derek Carr interception 92 yards for a touchdown
Bates intercepted Carr on a pass intended for Rashid Shaheed and returned it 92 yards for a touchdown to give Atlanta a 7-3 first-quarter lead. It was Bates’ fourth interception this season and first since Week 3 against Detroit. It’s also the second interception return for a touchdown of his career. He last had one […]
Continue readingWhy Calais Campbell is just what the Falcons needed
More Teams. More Games. Tune in to ESPN+ to watch the Jaguars and Falcons face off in London at historic Wembley Stadium as part of the NFL International Series. (1:04) IN THE BACK corner of the Atlanta Falcons locker room, the conversations start to flow. A corner locker is not a bad thing to have, […]
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 readingFalcons 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 […]
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