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Getty Images Todd Gurley turned 26 Monday. It was the first day of the rest of his career, too, as the Falcons returned to some sort of normalcy. “A lot of people want to die to play this game so for me to be 26, and it [to] be my sixth year in the league and still get an opportunity to play...

Getty Images The second contract agreement proved to be the charm for cornerback Darqueze Dennard. Dennard agreed to a deal with the Jaguars early in free agency this March, but the deal never became official because they couldn’t finalize all the terms of the agreement. That put Dennard back...

Getty Images The Falcons put a sixth player on the reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday, and also solved a potential positional battle in camp. The team announced a series of transactions, including adding linebacker Foye Oluokun to the reserve/COVID list. He’s their sixth player to hit the list so...

Getty Images The Falcons put two more players on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, including a quarterback. The team announced that Danny Etling and defensive tackle Tyeler Davison went on the list. That moves the Falcons’ team total to five, including safety Jamal Carter, safety Jaylinn...

Getty Images Pass rusher Vic Beasley signed with the Titans in the offseason. However, he has not shown up for training camp. “On Tuesday, July 28th, we placed Vic Beasley on the Reserve-Did Not Report list,” G.M. Jon Robinson said in a statement issued by the team on Thursday. “I have been in...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is the second-youngest starter in the NFC South. But that’s only because two of the others are in their 40s. Ryan, the 2016 NFL MVP, enters his thirteenth NFL season at the age of 35. How much longer does he want to play? “I’d like to chase those...

Getty Images The Falcons like collecting former first-round draft picks, and they’ve added another one to their secondary. Veteran cornerback Darqueze Dennard agreed to terms with the Falcons, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. It will be a homecoming for Dennard, who was born and raised...

Getty Images As Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, now 35, enters his thirteenth NFL season, it’s not too early to be thinking about his ultimately legacy. And so, during a Wednesday visit with Ryan on the #PFTPM podcast, he was asked whether he’d prefer a Super Bowl ring or a Hall of Fame bust...

Getty Images The Titans placed pass rusher Vic Beasley on their reserve/did not report list, and they apparently don’t know why Beasley didn’t show up to the start of training camp. The Titans have had no communication with Beasley about why he is absent or where he is, according to Ian...

Getty Images The Falcons placed safety Jaylinn Hawkins on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday and two other members of the team landed there on Thursday. The team announced that fullback Keith Smith and safety Jamal Carter are joining Hawkins on the list. NFL teams are required to disclose...

Getty Images When the various teams planned their various practice facilities, no one was thinking about the ease or difficulty to adapting those building to the realities of a pandemic. As a result, some teams are struggling to retrofit their locker rooms and other work areas to fit the NFL’s...

Getty Images Falcons fourth-round pick Jaylinn Hawkins will start his first NFL training camp on the new reserve list in place for COVID-19. The team announced that Hawkins has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. Hawkins has either tested positive or had close contact with an...

Getty Images The Titans signed free agent pass rusher Vic Beasley this offseason with hopes of helping him “take his game to another level.” But Beasley did not show up to the team facility with the team’s other veteran players to begin COVID-19 testing. The Titans placed him on their...

Getty Images The NFL salary cap usually grows each year. Next year, it’s expected to shrink. And some teams are going to feel the pinch. Friday’s agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association guarantees that the salary cap won’t drop any lower than $175 million, but even that...

Getty Images Falcons running back Todd Gurley says that if the NFL and NFL Players Association can’t come up with a good plan for playing football safely in a pandemic, the other alternative is not playing at all. Gurley says he has so far been unimpressed with what he’s heard about how the...

Getty Images Running back Devonta Freeman remains a free agent, 126 days after the Falcons released him. It’s not like he hasn’t had an offer. He turned down the same deal Carlos Hyde took from the Seahawks, a one-year contract worth up to $4 million. Freeman since has threatened to sit out...

Getty Images The Falcons plan to have some fans in the stands but significantly reduced capacity this season. The team announced that it will have somewhere between 10,000 and 20,0000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which seats more than 70,000, this season. Season ticket holders will be sent...

Getty Images The Falcons have agreed to terms with all six draft picks, the team announced Monday night. They reached agreement with cornerback A.J. Terrell, defensive tackle Marlon Davidson, offensive lineman Matt Hennessy, linebacker Mykal Walker, safety Jaylinn Hawkins and punter Sterling...

Getty Images The Falcons have reached agreement with the first of six selections they will have to sign this week. Third-round choice Matt Hennessy will sign his contract Monday night, Vaughn McClure of ESPN reports. He and the team’s other rookies are expected to start their COVID-19 testing...

Getty Images The Falcons have joined many of their fellow NFL teams in outlining plans for their season ticket holders for the 2020 season. With attendance set to be cut sharply if fans are in the stands at all this season, the Falcons have offered their season ticket holders the option of...