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Getty Images The Falcons fired their coach and General Manager after only five weeks. That doesn’t mean they’ll have a fire sale. Falcons president and CEO Rich McKay explained on Monday that the Falcons won’t be selling off assets in order to convert them into future draft picks. “If...

Getty Images When the Falcons last searched for a new coach, after the 2014 season, owner Arthur Blank hired Jed Hughes of Korn Ferry. This time, Hughes may not be available. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reported over the weekend that Texans owner Cal McNair has hired Hughes to help the franchise...

Getty Images The Falcons are looking for a new coach for the first time since 2015 and a new G.M. for the first time since 2008. The man hired by the Falcons as G.M. in 2004 and who, frankly, fell upward in 2008 addresses the new vacancies in a monologue posted on the team’s website. Falcons...

Getty Images The Falcons fired another member of their coaching staff on Monday. The team announced that they have dismissed special teams coach Ben Kotwica. Head coach Dan Quinn was fired on Sunday after the Falcons dropped to 0-5 on the season. Kotwica was hired by the Falcons before the...

Getty Images Running back Dalvin Cook‘s condition will be of great interest in Minnesota this week after he hurt his groin in Sunday night’s loss to the Seahawks. Cook went for an MRI to determine the extent of the injury on Monday and head coach Mike Zimmer gave an update after the test was...

Getty Images The Falcons will have a new coach and a new General Manager in 2021. They also may have a new quarterback. As Monday whether 35-year-old Matt Ryan continues to be the quarterback of the future for the Falcons, team owner Arthur Blank declined to commit. “I love Matt, much like I...

Getty Images Vikings running back Dalvin Cook left Sunday night’s game with a groin injury, and right now the team doesn’t know how long he’ll be out. Cook will have an MRI today and it’s unclear whether he’ll play Sunday’s home game against the Falcons, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. Cook...

Getty Images Raheem Morris will coach the Falcons for the rest of the season after Sunday night’s firing of head coach Dan Quinn. Morris, the Falcons’ defensive coordinator, will be named interim head coach, according to multiple reports. The 44-year-old Morris has been with the Falcons since...

Getty Images It wasn’t long after the Falcons lost to the Panthers on Sunday that a report surfaced about the imminent firing of Atlanta head coach Dan Quinn. No announcement has come from the Falcons and team owner Arthur Blank said he’ll be the one to make any statement that the team decides...

Getty Images The 0-5 Falcons are cleaning house. General Manager Thomas Dimitroff and Head Coach Dan Quinn have both been fired, the Falcons announced on Sunday night. The move is no surprise, as Dimitroff and Quinn were both on the hot seat heading into the season, and the Falcons are...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Eagles at Steelers Eagles: WR DeSean Jackson, WR Alshon Jeffery, CB...

USA TODAY Sports The Falcons are looking for their first win of the 2020 season and they’ll have to get it without the help of wide receiver Julio Jones. Jones was listed as questionable with the hamstring injury that’s been bothering him for the last few weeks. He did not play in Week Three...

Getty Images The Panthers have won three straight games, and the Falcons still haven’t won a game. Today’s 23-16 Panthers win in Atlanta was another ugly one for a Falcons team that has been one of this season’s major disappointments. At 0-5, it’s hard to see this Falcons season as anything...

Getty Images The Falcons fell to 0-5 on Sunday and it appears that the loss to the Panthers was the final nail in the coffin for head coach Dan Quinn. Jeff Schultz of TheAthletic.com reports that Quinn’s firing has been “all but finalized” and that an announcement of his dismissal could come...

Getty Images Falcons star receiver Julio Jones remained out of practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game. It might be time for the Falcons to hold out Jones until his hamstring is fully healed. Jones had nine catches for 157 yards in the opener, but his hamstring limited...

Getty Images Week Five of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Bears and it continues with 11 more games on Sunday, which means that the 22 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

USA TODAY Sports Falcons star receiver Julio Jones remained out of practice Thursday. He left Monday’s game after only 15 snaps and also did not practice Wednesday. Jones had nine catches for 157 yards in the opener, but his hamstring limited him in the three days of practice leading up to...

Getty Images The Falcons are getting some help for their secondary ahead of Sunday’s home game against the Panthers. Cornerback A.J. Terrell has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Terrell was placed on the list before the Falcons played the Bears in Week Three and also missed their...

Getty Images Every year, the NFL stages a Monday night doubleheader on the first weekend of the season. This year, the pandemic necessitated what could be the first of several unplanned Monday night doubleheaders. I strongly prefer watching one game at a time, so I generally like the idea of...

Getty Images The Falcons placed safety Damontae Kazee on injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. Kazee tore his Achilles in Monday night’s game and will miss the rest of the season. He made 20 tackles and one forced fumble in four games. The fourth-year safety has tallied 187 total...