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Nicholas, Weatherspoon out for start of OTAs
The Falcons’ top two tacklers last season, linebackers Stephen Nicholas and Sean Weatherspoon, have undergone offseason surgeries and will not be available when the team starts organized team activities on Tuesday. Nicholas, who led the team with 116 tackles last season, had sports hernia surgery. Weatherspoon, who had 114 tackles, ...
Falcons honor wounded veterans at Lake Lanier
Falcons coach Mike Smith, several players and assistant coaches hosted 30 military veterans who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan during a fishing outing and cookout at Lake Lanier on Wednesday. Smith spoke to the group Tuesday night at Flowery Branch High. He thanked the local fisherman who volunteered their ...
Ryan projected to join $100 million club
In the coming days, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is set to join the National Football League’s $100 million club. The Falcons want to lock up Ryan for the future. He's guided the team to five straight winning seasons and two NFC South titles. General manager Thomas Dimitroff has said they ...
Falcons sign Toilolo; 5 of 8 rookies in fold
Tight end Levine Toilolo, a fourth-round draft pick from Stanford, signed a four-year contract with the Falcons on Tuesday. Toilolo, 6-foot-8 and 265 pounds, was selected 133rd overall in the 2013 draft. He caught 50 passes for 763 yards (15.3 yards per catch) with 10 touchdowns in his 31-game college ...
Falcons sign tight end Toilolo
Tight end Levine Toilolo, a fourth-round draft pick, signed a four-year contract with the Falcons on Tuesday. Toilolo, 6-8, 265 pounds, was selected 133rd overall in the 2013 draft. He caught 50 passes for 763 yards (15.3 yards per catch) with 10 touchdowns in 31 career games at Stanford. After ...
Falcons $2.01 million under salary cap after four rookie deals
Salary cap analysis The Falcons are $2.01 million under their $122.7 million salary cap after signing four of their eight draft picks on Friday. Defensive end Malliciah Goodman, defensive end Stansly Maponga, free safety Kemal Ishmael and strong safety Zeke Motta all signed four-year contracts. Goodman’s deal was worth $2.55 ...
Jackson already making his presence felt with the Falcons
Steven Jackson’s offseason of transition has been buzzing along at a frenetic pace. After spending the past nine seasons toiling on mostly bad St. Louis Rams teams, the Falcons’ new running back has a new bounce in his step these days and has already made an instant impact during the ...
5 questions with Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff
Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff and about 40 other bikers rode a seven-mile course from Buckhead to the Georgia Dome on National Bike to Work Day on Friday.They finished the seven-mile route from just South of Lenox Mall to the Georgia Dome’s Gold lot in about 30 minutes. Dimitroff was ...
Falcons sign four of eight draft picks
The Falcons signed one fourth-rounder, a fifth-rounder and two seventh-round picks on Friday. Defensive ends Malliciah Goodman and Stansly Maponga, free safety Kemal Ishmael and strong safety Zeke Motta were all signed. Terms were not disclosed. Goodman was taken in the fourth round and Maponga was selected in the fifth ...
Falcons promote Olson to national scout
Longtime Falcons scout Mark Olson was promoted to serve as national scout for the Falcons, the team announced today. “Mark is an integral member of the leadership of our scouting department,” Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said. “His tireless work ethic and passion for his job is admirable. We are ...
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