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Getty Images Cornerback Robert Alford signed with the Cardinals in 2019, but the team has yet to see him take part in a game. Alford broke his leg in his first Arizona training camp and tore his pectoral in the second, so it wouldn’t have been a big surprise if the Cardinals decided to move on...

Getty Images The lawsuit filed over the relocation of the MLB All-Star Game had various clear problems. Those problems were clear enough to result in a swift dismissal of the lawsuit. On Thursday, a federal judge issued a ruling from the bench that the Job Creators Network had no cause to sue...

Falcons head coach Arthur Smith is brand new in Atlanta, while quarterback Matt Ryan is the established face of the franchise. But Smith says he isn’t hesitating to push Ryan in the offseason program. Part of that is because Ryan wants to be pushed. Smith says Ryan embraces his coaching. “It’s...

USA TODAY Sports Julio Jones picked No. 2, unwilling to take No. 11 from A.J. Brown. The seven-time Pro Bowl receiver said in his first news conference as a Titan that his jersey number serves as a reminder opponents have to deal with Tennessee’s entire offense. Jones, the Falcons’ star...

Getty Images The Falcons had five players trying out this week. They will sign at least one. The team has agreed to terms with linebacker Jeff Holland, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Holland, 25, hasn’t appeared in a regular-season game since his rookie season with the Broncos. He...

Getty Images Free agent Todd Gurley had a “good meeting” with the Ravens, but the running back left without a deal, Josina Anderson reports. Gurley also visited Detroit recently, but coach Dan Campbell said it has to work on the team’s terms. A source told Anderson that he assumes Gurley “is...

Getty Images It wasn’t that long ago — less than two years — that Falcons owner Arthur Blank last publicly proclaimed that he expected Julio Jones “to be a Falcon for life.” The star receiver became a Titan earlier this week. The Falcons, who have a new General Manager and a new head coach...

Getty Images With Julio Jones in Tennessee, Calvin Ridley is now the Falcons’ No. 1 receiver. But he’s not on the field for the team’s minicamp. That’s because Ridley recently underwent foot surgery from Dr. Robert Anderson in Green Bay, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The surgery...

Getty Images With a General Manager and coaching staff, the Falcons will have five players in for mandatory minicamp hoping to make an impression. Atlanta announced Tuesday morning that defensive lineman Miles Brown, linebacker Sharif Finch, linebacker Jeff Holland, offensive lineman Wyatt...

Getty Images Falcons head coach Arthur Smith got his chance to weigh in on the Julio Jones trade on Tuesday. The Falcons dealt Jones to the Titans on Sunday, which means that Smith won’t get a chance to build an offense featuring Jones alongside quarterback Matt Ryan, wide receiver Calvin...

Getty Images The Dolphins will get an early chance to check out how the Falcons look on offense without Julio Jones. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said during a Tuesday press conference that the two teams will practice together in Miami this summer. The schedule hasn’t been announced, but...

Getty Images Wide receiver Julio Jones got on a plane to Nashville Tuesday to formally join the Titans and he took some time to say farewell to his former team as well. In a post to his Instagram account captioned “Forever I’ll love Atlanta,” Jones shared appreciation for his time with the...

Getty Images Julio Jones has a new team, and now he has a new number. The star receiver will wear No. 2 with the Titans, the team announced Tuesday night. Jones wore No.11 during his 10 seasons with the Falcons, but he turned down new teammate A.J. Brown‘s offer to take that number with the...

Getty Images The Rams were in on Julio Jones for a short period of time. Then, they were out. With Jones now a Titan, L.A. cornerback Jalen Ramsey is confused. “[T]his is all it took for a generational guy & we were ‘out’ of the Julio sweepstakes!?” Ramsey tweeted on Sunday. “Wow we woulda...

Getty Images Many casual observers reacted to the new of the Julio Jones trade with surprise, especially since there had been a report from ESPN that the Falcons had a 2022 first-round pick on the table. The report was even repeated by the Falcons, who presumably would know whether it was or...

Getty Images The biggest NFL news of the weekend came from Nashville as the Titans secured wide receiver Julio Jones in a trade with the Falcons. Responses to that move have come from many people, including the Titans’ top returning wideout. A.J. Brown wears No. 11 because he’s admired Jones...

Getty Images Before the Titans executed a trade to acquire Julio Jones, the 49ers were one of the betting favorites to land the wide receiver. If San Francisco had made it happen, it would have reunited Jones with head coach Kyle Shanahan, who was Jones’ offensive coordinator with the Falcons...

Getty Images One of the factors that stalled the trade process for Julio Jones was Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s desire for a first-round pick in exchange for the wide receiver. Clearly, Blank changed his mind, as Jones is on his way to the Titans for a second-round pick. With a new General...

Getty Images Titans General Manager Jon Robinson began discussing a trade for Julio Jones with Falcons General Manager Terry Fontenot less than a month ago. The team’s coaches did their due diligence in recent weeks, watching film on Jones and gathering information. On Sunday, everything came...

Getty Images The only statement from the Falcons regarding the trade of receiver Julio Jones came from the owner of the team. That probably wasn’t an accident. On one hand, new G.M. Terry Fontenot and new coach Arthur Smith had no role during the 10 years Jones spent with the team. On the...