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Getty Images Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff didn’t draw a diagram showing what the team will be doing in the draft later this month, but he did provide a pretty good hint about one area that they’ll be looking to address. The Falcons released cornerback Desmond Trufant last month and...

AtlantaFalcons.com The Falcons were planning on unveiling their new look next week, but since time has lost all meaning during the coronavirus outbreak, why not go ahead. The team put out photos of the new look on the team website, featuring some stylistic changes including a prominent “ATL”...

Getty Images The Falcons have announced Todd Gurley‘s deal with the team as official, though he hasn’t passed a physical yet. And they’re apparently not worried about him passing it. Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said during a videoconference with reporters that he’s “very...

Getty Images This year’s NFL draft is essentially a big conference call among 32 teams. So what would happen if technical difficulties arise when one team is on the clock? Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff has wondered about that. Dimitroff said today that he has some concerns about...

Getty Images Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett is providing meals throughout the month of April to first responders in Atlanta and his hometown of Conyers, Georgia. Zaxby’s is supporting Jarrett in the endeavor. “I feel like it’s the least I can do with them taking the risk going out...

Getty Images The Buccaneers aren’t the only NFC South team rolling out new uniforms this month. The Falcons are doing it as well. The Falcons confirmed today that their long-awaited uniform redesign will be unveiled on April 14. The team announced in January that new uniforms were coming, and...

Getty Images Arthur Blank has a big heart to go with his big wallet. The Falcons owner repeatedly has opened both during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Home Depot co-founder has created a $1 million emergency relief fund for associates and gameday workers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The fund...

Getty Images The Falcons announced the addition of running back Todd Gurley on Monday, even though a physical is pending. The certainty is Gurley’s time with the Rams is done. Rams coach Sean McVay wouldn’t go into detail Monday about why the team decided to move on from Gurley, saying only...

Getty Images The Falcons have finally said their deal with Todd Gurley is done. Even though it isn’t really done. The team announced this afternoon that they had agreed to terms with the former Rams running back. Deals aren’t official until a player passes a physical, and Gurley can’t do...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee voted on which players would be named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and the results of that vote were announced on Monday. Eight players were unanimous choices, including Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, who...

Getty Images The NFL told teams last week that they were deciding between allowing small gatherings of club personnel to work together during the draft or requiring everyone to work from their homes by themselves. The league announced its ruling on Monday. In a memo delivered to all teams and...

Getty Images Jerry Rice retired as not only the greatest receiver of all time but also the greatest player of all time. While Tom Brady may have caught up with Rice as to the latter, there’s still no question as to the former. Cementing Rice’s brilliance are three major records that have not...

Getty Images The Bears landed Robert Quinn to boost their pass rush last month, but the veteran edge defender said on Friday that they were close to missing out on his services. Quinn drew serious interest from both the Bears and Falcons coming off of an 11.5-sack season with the Cowboys in...

Getty Images Linebacker Edmond Robinson took an offbeat path to the NFL as a seventh-round pick out of small Newberry College and he made his way back into the league by spending time in a pair of spring leagues. He was in the Alliance of American Football last year, but didn’t get a call from...

Getty Images Falcons coach Dan Quinn’s relentlessly upbeat anyway, but having to be a football coach via Zoom is testing him as it is everyone in the league. But Quinn’s taking specific steps to try to maximize the time he has while working remotely, rather than complaining about what is not...

Getty Images Falcons defensive end Dante Fowler had a career-high 11.5 sacks last season, but he’s aiming at doubling that. Fowler told reporters today that his goal is to get at least 23 sacks, breaking Michael Strahan’s record of 22.5, set in 2001. That would be a tall order. Fowler, the...

Getty Images After Vic Beasley notched 15.5 sacks in his second NFL season, some thought he was on his way to becoming one of the league’s most prolific pass rushers. Beasley’s trajectory didn’t take him on that path, however. He had 18 sacks over his final three years with the Falcons and the...

Getty Images Another major sporting event has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. According to Joel Beall and Brian Wacker of Golf Digest, the 149th Open Championship set to be played at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England in July has been canceled...

Getty Images Adrian Clayborn is heading to Cleveland. The Browns have signed Clayborn, his agent announced on Twitter. According to multiple reports, it’s a two-year, $6 million deal. A defensive end heading into his 10th NFL season, Clayborn played in 15 games for the Falcons last year and...

Getty Images Defensive lineman Jack Crawford has agreed to terms with the Titans, according to his agent, David Canter. Crawford joins Vic Beasley in leaving Atlanta for Tennessee. Crawford, 31, spent the past three seasons with the Falcons after three seasons in Dallas and two in Oakland...