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Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said in late July that the team’s offensive line was a “work in progress” after a series of additions to the group during the offseason. It looked like there’s still work to do as Ryan made his preseason debut against the Jets on Thursday night. Ryan...

Getty Images Danny Etling‘s time with the Patriots came to an end on Tuesday, but he’s already on another roster. Field Yates of ESPN reports that Etling has been claimed off of waivers by the Falcons. Etling was a seventh-round pick by the Patriots after two years as the starting quarterback...

Getty Images The Falcons opened the preseason by playing in the Hall of Fame Game this year, but the extra game didn’t lead to extra playing time for quarterback Matt Ryan. Ryan sat out both the Hall of Fame Game and last week’s game against the Dolphins, but he’s set to make his first game...

Getty Images Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley hasn’t been able to do much in training camp, but the team still thinks he’s good to go for the regular season. Ridley had only completed one full practice when he suffered a hamstring injury on July 25 that kept him out for more than two weeks...

Getty Images It’s International Left-Handers Day. Which for a pair of left-handers who co-host PFT Live made it a very important day. Even though the right-handers who rule the world relegated our one day of the year to August 13. We commemorated the occasion by drafting the all-time best...

Getty Images The Patriots love bringing in tight ends, and they’ve added another. Eric Saubert was traded from the Falcons to the Patriots today. The Falcons are getting only a conditional seventh-round pick, which likely means they were about to place Saubert on waivers, and the Patriots, who...

Getty Images The still-unfolding Antonio Brown situation seems like one of the craziest off-field NFL situations to ever happen. But there have been others. On Monday’s PFT Live, Simms and I drafted the most memorable of the most nutty off-field predicaments. Bottom line: Brown has a long way...

Getty Images The NFL is planning a crackdown on players who initiate contact by lowering the helmet this season, and in some cases that will mean throwing flags on both players in a collision. NFL head of officiating Al Riveron said in a video distributed by the league that in the Hall of Fame...

Getty Images The Falcons announced they agreed to terms with linebacker Chase Middleton on Friday. The team waived defensive back Hamp Cheevers in a corresponding move. Middleton spent a few days with the Texans in May after signing as an undrafted free agent. In four seasons at Georgia...

Getty Images The biggest takeaway from game action of this summer’s quarterback competition in Miami is that the Dolphins are going to need to do a better job of protecting whoever winds up winning the job. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Josh Rosen both faced a lot of pressure from the Falcons defense...

Getty Images The Falcons have said many times this offseason that they are prepared to give wide receiver Julio Jones the new contract he’s been looking to land for the last couple of years. All of that talk has not led to any action to this point. That’s not changing the team’s approach to...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is likely to hit two impressive career milestones during the 2019 season. Ryan has 295 career passing touchdowns, putting him just five away from 300 in his career. And Ryan has 46,720 passing yards, putting him 3,280 yards away from 50,000 in his...

Getty Images Any hopes that quarterback Kurt Benkert had of making the Falcons’ 53-man roster will have to wait until 2020. Benkert hurt his toe in the Hall of Fame Game and it was clear he’d miss some time when the Falcons signed Matt Simms last weekend. We found out just how much time...

Getty Images Tony Gonzalez was last but certainly not least in a Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony that lasted almost five hours. The former Chiefs and Falcons tight end spoke for 39 minutes and 17 seconds — the longest of the eight Hall of Famers’ time on stage — finishing a few minutes...

Getty Images The Falcons’ backup quarterbacks had an ugly night in the Hall of Fame Game, so they’re adding another one. Matt Simms will sign with the Falcons, his agent told Mike Garafolo of NFL Media. In Thursday night’s Hall of Fame Game, starting quarterback Matt Ryan had the night off...

Getty Images The Falcons announced Friday night that they have signed cornerback Hamp Cheevers. They cut long snapper Kyle Vasey in a corresponding move. Cheevers signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent this spring. The Titans waived him with an injury designation soon after, and he...

Getty Images Falcons coach Dan Quinn didn’t offer many details, but said the news on rookie tackle Kaleb McGary‘s heart procedure was good. The team announced Wednesday that the first-round pick from Washington would have a cardiac ablation procedure, which they described as “minimally...

Getty Images NFL players who sign a one-day retirement contract may also endure the one-minute (or longer if shy bladder kicks in) indignity of urinating in front of a grown man. Former Rams running back Steven Jackson learned this lesson the hard way when returning to the Rams for a...

Getty Images The Falcons made a change to their secondary a day after opening the NFL’s preseason schedule by taking part in the Hall of Fame Game. The team announced they signed safety Ronald Martin. Defensive back Rashard Causey was waived in a corresponding move. Martin brings some...