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Getty Images The Falcons could trade star receiver Julio Jones after June 1 to create much-needed cap space, Peter King wrote in this week’s Football Morning in America. Falcons General Manager Terry Fontenot didn’t squash the report when asked about it Monday night, adding credence to the...

Getty Images Every year, more teams seemingly want to trade down than trade up. This year, a major trade up could make it harder for others to do the same. Peter King’s Football Morning in America column raises the question of whether San Francisco’s major trade from No. 12 to No. 3 will have...

Getty Images There are two potential explanations for the sudden rash of reports regarding a potential Julio Jones trade. One, Peter King had it initially and exclusively in Football Morning in America and others used it as a springboard for their own reporting (without crediting King). Two...

Getty Images The Falcons have said they expect Julio Jones to remain in Atlanta for the 2021 season. But that may change. Peter King writes in this week’s Football Morning in America that the Falcons may put the framework of a trade together that would send Jones elsewhere, effective June 2...

USA TODAY Sports A week from today, Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond will have his name associated with an NFL team. For now, neither he nor anyone else knows the team that will select him or the round in which he’ll go. There’s a chance your favorite team will end up taking him. There’s an...

Getty Images Dolphins G.M. Chris Grier has done a masterful job of leveraging assets for more draft picks. He could have more moves to make. Or maybe he’s already made his moves. Maybe, via the bang-bang trades from four weeks ago that resulted in the Dolphins moving from No. 3 to No. 12 and...

Getty Images Putting a label on Cordarrelle Patterson‘s position can be difficult and Patterson isn’t looking to change that in 2021. Patterson signed with the Falcons as a free agent after spending last season with the Bears. Patterson set a career high with 64 carries last season, but said...

Getty Images The pendulum keeps swinging regarding the third overall pick. Via PointsBet, Alabama quarterback Mac Jones is once again the favorite, at -150. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields has -105 odds. North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance has +325 odds. Last week, Fields became...

Getty Images The Raiders may not be done adding veteran depth to their cornerback group. Field Yates of ESPN reports that Blidi Wreh-Wilson is visiting with the team on Tuesday. The Raiders signed Rasul Douglas on Monday. Wreh-Wilson spent the last five seasons with the Falcons and appeared...

Getty Images As the football-following world continues to wonder what the Atlanta Falcons will do with the fourth pick in the draft, it’s fair to wonder what the guy who owns the team wants them to do with the fourth pick in the draft. Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who has owned the team for...

Getty Images The Jaguars appear locked in on Trevor Lawrence and the Jets on Zach Wilson. The 49ers will go with a quarterback. The only question is: Does San Francisco select Mac Jones or Justin Fields? Either way, the Falcons will have the choice of two quarterbacks or any other player at...

Getty Images The draft generally is regarded as having three truly elite receivers, along with an elite tight end who could line up a lot at receiver. Setting aside the question of where Florida tight end Kyle Pitts will land, let’s ponder the question of the order in which the top receivers —...

Getty Images There were no waiver claims in the NFL on Friday. That means defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, defensive end Arden Key and running back Ito Smith were among those who passed through waivers and now are free agents. The waived Hurst and Key, members of Jon Gruden’s first draft class...

Getty Images Players on the Falcons are the latest to release a statement through the NFL Players Association about skipping voluntary workouts, although the Falcons’ statement makes clear that some players are not in agreement. The statement from Falcons players today says only that “many”...

Getty Images Cordarrelle Patterson‘s next stop will be in Atlanta. Patterson and the Falcons have agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. The 30-year-old Patterson has played the last two years in Chicago and previously had stints with the...

Getty Images When the Falcons announced the signing of wide receiver/returner Cordarrelle Patterson on Thursday, they revealed they’d brought in another player. Safety Duron Harmon has signed with Atlanta on a one-year deal. Harmon spent 2020 with the Lions after playing his first seven...

Getty Images Atlanta is releasing running back Ito Smith, the team announced on Thursday. Smith was a fourth-round pick in the 2018 draft and appeared in 35 games for the Falcons in three seasons. He was third on the team in yards rushing in 2020, picking up 268 yards on 63 carries. He also...

Getty Images Veteran wide receiver/running back/kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson may be nearing a deal with a new team. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Patterson is visiting the Falcons. Garafolo adds that the expectation is that Patterson will wind up signing with the NFC South...

Getty Images The Panthers had head coach Matt Rhule and General Manager Scott Fitterer at former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields‘ first Pro Day workout in March, but their quarterback situation changed since that workout. Carolina acquired Sam Darnold in a trade with the Jets last week...

Getty Images The 2021 draft is coming. Our one, and only one, mock draft is coming. Eventually. For now, let’s take a look at how the first 10 picks may go, based on things we’re hearing and various reports and rumors and other information making the rounds only 16 days from the launch of...