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Atlanta Falcons Great Steve Bartkowski Honored
He’s been inducted into the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor, and now former Falcon great and number one overall pick Steve Bartkowski can add one more item to his already impressive resume…member of the College Football Hall of Fame, representing the California Golden Bears Bartkowski joins 16 other players and coaches in the 2012 class. [...]
TweetTackling Some Chat with Atlanta Falcons DT Corey Peters
Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Corey Peters. He was featured in an NFL documentary film titled “Late Rounders”, that focused on some of the players in the 2010 draft who were not considered to be in the elite first or second round category. Corey and I talked about [...]
TweetAtlanta Falcons Bird Droppings: Dirty Rookies, Lighter Mass, and Bulky Matt
Welcome back readers. It’s time for our weekly dose of Atlanta Falcons “Bird Droppings”. Little tid-bits, rants, factoids, and snippets from around the Falcons camp and the rest of the NFL. The Falcons signed second-round draft pick Peter Konz to a four-year, $3.58 million deal on Sunday. The deal includes a $1.05 million signing bonus. [...]
TweetFive Early Contenders For The 2012 NFL Rookie Of The Year Award
It’s been two weeks since the 2012 NFL Draft and many of the rookies are being signed by their respective teams. Last season Cam Newton shocked the NFL and fans a like by establishing himself as a Pro Bowl player, which led to him winning the 2011 NFL Rookie of the Year award. I’ve watched [...]
TweetAtlanta Falcons Rookie Minicamp to Begin: 46 Players Expected
The Atlanta Falcons rookie minicamp will begin this week, and there are 46 players, both veteran and rookie, expected to report. Most of the veterans who attend are either low on the depth chart, or are from the practice squad. This will be the Falcons first look at their rookie draft class, as well as [...]
TweetLeague Report: Atlanta Falcons Release Ovie Mughelli
It would seem that the Ovie Mughelli slobber-knocker era in Atlanta is done. According to a league report, the Atlanta Falcons have released the nine-year fullback. The Falcons made Mughelli the highest paid fullback in league history in 2007 – giving him a six-year deal worth $18 million – when they brought him in from [...]
TweetAtlanta Falcons Bird Droppings: Santa Vick, Cheerleaders, and a New Faulcon
It’s time for our weekly dose of Atlanta Falcons “Bird Droppings”. Little tid-bits, rants, factoids, and snippets from around the Falcons camp and the rest of the NFL. The Falcons received a $3 million cap credit from the money owed to the franchise by former quarterback Michael Vick. The Falcons had been pursuing the credits [...]
Tweet2012 NFL Draft: 10 Early Favorites For Rookie of the Year Honors
Atlanta Falcons 2012 Draft Analysis and Report Card
Now that the NFL draft is over, it’s time for all the columnists, bloggers, and journalists to make mea culpas for all of our incorrect prognostications…and folks, I wasn’t even remotely close on the Atlanta Falcons picks. Probably one of the reasons I sit at a desk writing about what the Falcons do instead of [...]
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