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Getty Images Now that’s the way to promote a schedule release, New Orleans Saints. The Saints are known for trolling their opponents on Twitter, particularly the Falcons, whom the Saints enjoy reminding of their blown 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl. But the Saints did something nice for four...

Getty Images The tundra may not be frozen at Lambeau Field in October. But it will be well-worn. The Packers host the Falcons on Monday Night Football in Week Four, a game which will be played on Oct. 5. That will be a quick turnaround, since the venerable stadium will host Wisconsin and...

Getty Images First overall pick Joe Burrow will be making his first Thursday night appearance in Week Two of the regular season if all goes according to plan. The Bengals are set to be in Cleveland as the Thursday Night Football slate gets underway. Baker Mayfield got his first NFL win on a...

Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons likely drafted the eventual replacement for six-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack with their selection of Temple center Matt Hennessy in the third round of the NFL Draft. Mack will turn 35 years old in November and is preparing for his 12th season in the NFL...

Getty Images Alex Mack can’t go to the gym and lift weights. That does not mean he’s not getting a workout. The Falcons center has taken up a new hobby during his coronavirus outbreak lockdown, becoming a bit of a baker after accidentally ordering way more flour than any homeowner needs. “I...

Getty Images Falcons season ticket holders will get the first crack to buy the extra home game created when international games were canceled. Unless they don’t. The team announced its ticketing plan for the extra game Tuesday, allowing existing customers the first crack at the 10th home...

Getty Images The NFL will not play internationally in 2020. The league made it official today that because of the coronavirus pandemic, the entire season will be played in the United States. The league had planned four games in London and one in Mexico City. “After considerable analysis, we...

Getty Images Teams have until 11:59:59 p.m. ET to decide on fifth-year options for the first-round picks from 2017. Some teams already publicly have committed. Based on media reports, others have made their decisions, too. Running back Christian McCaffrey, the eighth overall choice in 2017, is...

Getty Images Temple center Matt Hennessy was a wanted man in the third round of the NFL draft. Hennessy went to the Falcons with the 78th overall pick, but if he hadn’t, he was about to go to the Broncos with the 79th overall pick. The New York Daily News reports that the Jets, who owned the...

Getty Images The Falcons traded for defensive end Charles Harris on Friday, giving up a seventh-round choice. That didn’t give Atlanta long to decide what to do about Harris’ fifth-year option with the deadline approaching. The Falcons didn’t need much time, however. They are declining...

Getty Images The Dolphins are jettisoning another former first-round defensive end, this time it’s one of their own. According to Jason Butt of TheAthletic.com, the Falcons are trading an undisclosed draft pick for Dolphins pass-rusher Charles Harris. PFT has confirmed the deal. Harris, their...

Getty Images After a couple of weeks of virtual meetings, Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews likes where their offensive line stands, in terms of talent. But those guys are going to have to actually line up next to each other this year for things to improve, something they can’t begin working...

Getty Images Falcons coach Dan Quinn let the cat out of the bag a couple months ago, and now it’s official: Atlanta is not picking up the fifth-year option on defensive end Takk McKinley‘s rookie contract. McKinley himself confirmed on Twitter that the Falcons didn’t pick up the option...

Getty Images The Falcons spent on a couple of premium free agents, but a lack of cap room forced them to spend more carefully in the market. That left them with plenty of spots to fill after the draft, and they added a load of guys Monday. The team announced the addition of 20 undrafted...

Getty Images NFL teams have until May 4 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET to exercise fifth-year options on 2017 first-round draft choices. The window to sign those players to contract extensions opened Dec. 30, with Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey becoming the first to get a new deal. Some of...

Getty Images The Falcons made a subtraction before they starting adding guys Saturday. The team announced they were releasing punter Sam Irwin-Hill. The 29-year-old Australian has previously spent time in camp with the Cowboys and Washington. The Falcons signed him earlier this offseason...

Getty Images The Falcons have gotten better on defense with their first two choices. Atlanta, which ranked 20th in total defense last season, used its first selection on Clemson cornerback A.J. Terrell. The Falcons came back in the second round with Auburn defensive lineman Marlon Davidson at...

Getty Images With Rob Gronkowski in, O.J. Howard likely will be out. At a minimum, he apparently wants out. JoeBucsFan.com reports that the 2017 first-round pick would like a change of scenery. Howard has never developed into the weapon that the Bucs thought he’d be in 2017, and if the Bucs...

Getty Images There was a lot of talk about the Falcons trying to trade up in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, but no deal came their way and they wound up staying put to make the 16th overall pick. General Manager Thomas Dimitroff chose with that selection. Going for a defensive player...

Getty Images The team that once jumped up 21 spots in the first round to select Julio Jones in 2011 has tried to make another sizable leap up into the top 10 of the NFL Draft. According to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, the Atlanta Falcons have tried to strike a deal with the Washington Redskins to...