Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald went from Centennial High in Roswell to UGA and Cedar Shoals High in Athens and then with the Harbaugh brothers at Michigan and with the Ravens.

Can the new leaders be entrusted with the hopes of Falcons fans, who have endured eight consecutive losing seasons, all without a playoff berth?

Former Bears assistant GM has Georgia roots and will look to create latest version of local sports nostalgia.

Jaylinn Hawkins, Richie Grant and Austin Hooper were all drafted by the Falcons. Now they're playing in Sunday's Super Bowl for the Patriots against the Seahawks.

The NFL just completed a hiring cycle that included the firing of half its Black coaches and none being hired for 10 openings, including the Atlanta Falcons.

The Falcons finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. One more win and they would have been in the playoffs.

“We called them the 20/20 guys. They would be in their 20s, and we were only paying them $20,000 the first year," says Ravens exec Ozzie Newsome, recalling Cunningham at 23.

Allgeier, who turns 26 in April, ran for 2,876 yards, didn’t miss a game and never fumbled over his four-year Falcons career.

The Falcons named Tumbo Abanikanda, who has been with the team since 2012, their director of scouting on Sunday.