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NFL amends anti-tampering rule for head coaching candidates

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Taylor Heinicke, formerly of the Panthers, injures his elbow against the Falcons during a game in 2018. The NFL, along with the NFL Physicians Society and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society, will start a program with four Historically Black Colleges and Universities medical schools, including the Morehouse School of Medicine, to increase diversity in the sports medicine field and within the league’s 32 teams. (Photo by Grant Halverson)

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NFL starts program with HBCUs to increase diversity in sports medicine

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Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota participates in an offseason conditioning program in April in Flowery Branch. The Falcons were ranked 30th of 32 teams in the annual power rankings compiled by Peter King in his Football Morning in America column on Monday. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Peter King: Falcons ranked 30th of 32 teams

Commissioner Roger Goodell (left) talks with Rams owner Stan Kroenke before Super Bowl LVI. The NFL is conducting a program that is designed to help improve the league’s minority hiring record. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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NFL hosting top diverse head coach, GM candidates

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Jan. 9, 2022 - Atlanta, Ga: Atlanta Falcons helmets are shown during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Sunday, January 9, 2022, in Atlanta. The Falcons lost to the Saints 30-20. JASON GETZ FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Falcons’ exhibition schedule, joint practices set

Jaguars outside linebacker Travon Walker, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NFL draft from the University of Georgia, and his teammates are scheduled to play the Falcons on Aug. 27 in an exhibition game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Ex-UGA star Travon Walker, Jaguars to visit Falcons for exhibition game

Atlanta Falcons fans react during the second half of the team's 30-20 loss to the Saints on Jan. 9 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (AJC photo by Jason Getz)

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Emory study ranks NFL fan bases, with Falcons No. 18

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder, a third-round draft pick, participates during rookie minicamp Saturday in Flowery Branch. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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It’s not hard to see why Falcons bet on Desmond Ridder

Falcons receiver and first-round draft pick Drake London (5) talks with receiver Geronimo Allison during a minicamp Friday in Flowery Branch. The Falcons signed Allison on Monday. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Falcons sign four, release three in roster moves Monday

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Falcons OLB Arnold Ebiketie (47) participates during rookie minicamp at the Atlanta Falcons Practice Facility in Flowery Branch on Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Linebacker Arnold Ebiketie brings diligent work ethic to Falcons’ pass rush

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The Falcons - yes, the Falcons - ace the NFL draft’s Day 2

Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett throws under pressure from the Yellow Jackets defense in October 2021 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. (Daniel Varnado/for the AJC)

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This guy here would like to see the Falcons pick Kenny Pickett

American Team quarterback Malik Willis of Liberty (7) looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA Senior Bowl college football game, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Why the Falcons should draft a quarterback in Round 1

August 7, 2021 Atlanta - Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith talks with General Manager Terry Fontenot after the 2021 AT&T Atlanta Falcons Training Camp: Dirty Birds Open Practice at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, August 7, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Two weird weeks leave the Falcons where they need to be

Falcons head coach Arthur Smith (left) and general manager Terry Fontenot confer during team practice at minicamp Wednesday, June 10, 2021, in Flowery Branch. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Who’s rebuilding? The Matt Ryan-less Falcons say, ‘Not us’

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051322 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker DeAngelo Malone (51), from Western Kentucky and Cedar Grove HS, participates during rookie minicamp at the Atlanta Falcons Practice Facility on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

DeAngelo Malone from Falcons rookie minicamp

042922 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons 2022 first round NFL draft pick Drake London, center, a wide receiver from USC, holds up his jersey with general manager Terry Fontenot, left, and head coach Arthur Smith, right, at the Falcons Practice Facility Friday, April 29, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Falcons GM, coach discuss Drake London draft selection

042922 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons 2022 NFL first round draft pick Drake London, a wide receiver from USC, speaks with the media at the Falcons Practice Facility Friday, April 29, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Drake London meets the press

Falcons coach Arthur Smith speaks to the media Tuesday during the NFL owners meeting in Palm Beach, Fla.

Evaluation process continues for Falcons coach Arthur Smith

New Falcons QB Marcus Mariota meets the press through a video conference call Friday. (Screenshot from video by D. Orlando Ledbetter)

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Falcons head coach Arthur Smith (left) and general manager Terry Fontenot (right) confer during team practice at mini-camp on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2021, in Flowery Branch.

Falcons moving on from Matt Ryan

Boston College offensive lineman Alec Lindstrom speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Alec Lindstrom hits the bench during the NFL scouting combine

Michigan defensive lineman Chris Hinton speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Chris Hinton on being a Falcons fan

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