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Getty Images The NFL did everything possible yesterday to project normal, by saying the plan was to still play a full season, in front of full stadiums, on time. The reality of life in the time of coronavirus is that any plan beyond the immediate is really just a wish. Falcons team president...

Getty Images Teams are being forced to do their pre-draft business differently this year. Some think they might do it better as a result. Via Jennifer Lee Chan of NBCSportsBayArea.com, longtime agent Leigh Steinberg isn’t sure the additions of layers of information have made the scouting...

Getty Images Not long ago, the feasibility of a 17-game season was a topic of hot debate. Now, the question is whether a 16-game season is possible this year, given the coronavirus pandemic. Falcons owner Arthur Blank, with all appropriate qualifiers, predicts that a 16-game season will be...

Getty Images The news that the Falcons have agreed to terms with a former XFL player raised an interesting point regarding a much more high profile acquisition that the Falcons have made during the ongoing free agency period. The Falcons have said not a word about agreeing to terms with...

Getty Images Bobby Hebert Sr., the father of former NFL quarterback Bobby Hebert Jr., died from COVID-19 on Saturday, Mike Triplett of ESPN reports. Hebert Sr. was 81. Hebert Jr. played for the Saints and Falcons and now serves as an analyst for WWL Radio in New Orleans. He and his wife...

Getty Images In this world without live sports, we’ve got to find something to talk about. Earlier this week, Bills receiver Stefon Diggs helped fill the vacuum with one simple tweet: “Top 5 wideouts to ever play the game . . . GO.” Simms and I did just that on PFT Live, with a five-round...

Getty Images Jay Feely obviously picked up a few pointers during his 14 years in the NFL. Via Dana Scott of the Arizona Republic, the longtime kicker and CBS broadcaster added another line to his resume, as he was just named the Republic‘s girls high school soccer coach of the year. After...

Getty Images The Falcons added a former XFL tight end on Wednesday when they signed Khari Lee and they’re adding another player from the league to their defense. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that the team will sign former Houston Roughnecks linebacker Edmond Robinson. Robinson...

Getty Images When running back Todd Gurley became former Rams running back Todd Gurley, he joked on Twitter about getting fired on his day off. But he said that’s the same way he’s reacted to others around him being released, as he’s come to understand the business of football. The...

Getty Images XFL players were allowed to start signing deals with NFL teams on Monday and several deals have come together in the last few days. The most recent of those deals came together in Atlanta on Wednesday. The Falcons announced that they have signed tight end Khari Lee. Lee played...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are selling tickets in more ways than one. Via the William Hill Sportsbook, Tampa Bay has appeared on 66 percent of betting tickets to win the NFC South championship, with 86 percent of the dollars directed to the Bucs. The Buccaneers’ odds to win the division have...

Getty Images We heard earlier this week that the Falcons restructured some contracts to create cap space for the 2020 season and defensive end Allen Bailey was one of the players involved in those maneuvers. Bailey was in the final year of his deal, so moving money around involved adding a...

Getty Images The Falcons have made a change at tight end this offseason with Austin Hooper leaving as a free agent and Hayden Hurst arriving in a trade with the Ravens. Hooper made the Pro Bowl the last two seasons while catching 146 passes, which is 103 passes more than Hurst managed to catch...

Getty Images The Falcons signed former first-round draft pick Laquon Treadwell over the weekend, and that gives them an opportunity to do something unprecedented: Put 11 former first-round picks on the field together. Atlanta’s offense now has 11 first rounders who could play simultaneously. A...

Getty Images The Falcons weren’t in great salary cap shape before the start of free agency, and had to shed some contracts including Devonta Freeman and Desmond Trufant. Then they made a pair of big splashes, as they made quick deals for pass-rusher Dante Fowler Jr. and Todd Gurley. Now comes...

Getty Images Of PFT’s original list of 100 free agents, NFL teams have tagged or agreed to terms with 79. But teams have made moves since then. Here is our list of the top 25 free agents currently on the market: 1. Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston 2. Seahawks edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney...

Getty Images When the Falcons released punter Ryan Allen on Friday, word was that he would be back with the team soon. According to multiple reports, Allen has already re-signed with the team. The move was a procedural one as it allowed the Falcons to lower Allen’s cap number via the...

Getty Images Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson will be back in Atlanta in 2020. The Falcons announced that they have re-signed Wreh-Wilson on Sunday. It’s a one-year contract and no financial terms have been disclosed. Wreh-Wilson joined the Falcons in November 2016 and has now signed four...

Getty Images The Falcons continue to stack up former first-rounders on offense. According to Zach Klein of WSB in Atlanta, the Falcons are signing wide receiver Laquon Treadwell. Treadwell was the Vikings’ first-round pick in 2016, though he never quite lived up to expectations there...

Getty Images The Falcons have had a busy day. They re-signed cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson. They agreed to terms with receiver Laquon Treadwell. Now, Rob Demovsky of ESPN reports the team also has an agreement in place with offensive lineman Justin McCray. McCray, 27, played 15 games for the...