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Getty Images The Falcons signed Blair Walsh last weekend to compete with Giorgio Tavecchio for the kicking job after Tavecchio failed to impress this summer. Tavecchio has made 4-of-8 field goal attempts during the preseason, but Walsh wasn’t much better while kicking in practice conditions on...

Getty Images Every year, players with recognizable names become, over the course of the season, household names. This year, which players will make that transformation? That question was the subject of Wednesday’s four-round PFT Live draft. There are many to choose from, as evidence by the...

Getty Images Nearly everyone is in agreement the NFL needs to shorten the preseason. And if you think the first four weeks — including the Hall of Fame Game — were bad, just wait until Thursday night. It is guaranteed to be worse. Owners, though, aren’t going to just shutter two preseason...

Getty Images Falcons rookie tackle Kaleb McGary is back to full practice after having a ventricular tachycardia procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat late last month and said Monday that it feels good to “not just sit here and pick my butt all day” after nearly a month off the field...

Getty Images The last we heard anything about Julio Jones‘ contract was a week ago when Jones’ agent reportedly was headed to Atlanta for negotiations. Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Monday the team hopes to complete a deal with their star receiver before the start of the season Sept. 8. “I...

Getty Images The Bears claimed offensive lineman Tommy Doles off waivers from the Falcons, the team announced Sunday. Doles joins the Bears for the third time. Injuries to Bears offensive linemen Rashaad Coward (elbow) and T.J. Clemmings (leg) led to Doles’ return. Doles originally signed...

Getty Images Falcons first-round pick Kaleb McGary got the green light to start doing some football activities a week ago and he’s putting more on his plate this week. Head coach Dan Quinn said on Sunday that McGary has been cleared to participate fully in practices. The offensive tackle had...

Getty Images Blair Walsh, out of football for all of 2018, has returned to the sport in the same state where he starred as college kicker. The Falcons have signed Walsh. The team announced the move on Saturday. Walsh, 29, entereed the NFL as a sixth-round pick of the Vikings in 2012. Solid...

Getty Images Paul Worrilow has decided not to join the Ravens after all. Less than 24 hours after the Ravens announced the signing of Worrilow, a free agent linebacker, he decided to retire, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Worrilow missed the entire 2018 season with a torn ACL and...

Getty Images Falcons defensive lineman Ra'Shede Hageman left Thursday’s preseason game with a neck injury. Hageman is believed to have a stinger, Tom Pelissero of the NFL reports. Hageman is in his second stint with the Falcons. He has not played a regular-season game since the 2016 season...

Getty Images Replacing Matt Bryant is proving as the placekicker in Atlanta is proving to be a bumpy road for Giorgio Tavecchio. Tavecchio missed his only field goal attempt, a 39-yard attempt, in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Washington Redskins. During the preseason, Tavecchio...

Getty Images Just days after being released by the Atlanta Falcons, linebacker Stephone Anthony has found a new team with a familiar face as head coach. Anthony has signed a new deal with the New York Jets, which the team announced Tuesday night. The move to New York reunites him with head...

Getty Images After months of negotiating between Julio Jones‘ agent and the Falcons, could the sides finally be closing in on a deal? Zach Klein of WSB-TV reports that Jones’ agent, Jimmy Sexton, is headed to Atlanta to visit with the Falcons “and try to lock down a deal this week.” The...

Getty Images Falcons first-round pick Kaleb McGary has missed the last few weeks of work after having a cardiac ablation procedure, but the tackle is set to start working with the team again. Head coach Dan Quinn announced that McGary has been cleared to resume football activities. Quinn then...

Getty Images The Falcons have parted ways with former Saints first-round pick Stephone Anthony. Anthony signed with the Falcons earlier this summer after spending the last two seasons with the Dolphins. He was a Saints first-round pick in 2015 and started 16 games as a starter, but fell out of...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan made his preseason debut against the Jets on Thursday night and he found himself under pressure many times during his four series of work. Ryan was sacked three times as the Jets defense found several avenues into the pocket thanks to both defensive...

Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is feeling pretty good about his team’s offense in 2019. And for good reason. But other offenses should be pretty good this year, too. Simms and I looked at six of them via Thursday’s PFT Live draft. The results were a bit surprising. Which is a nice...

Getty Images If you’re a rookie trying to make an NFL team, you don’t want to get beaten regularly in practice. But Falcons rookie cornerback Jordan Miller is willing to risk that. Miller, a fifth-round draft pick, has been trying to get lined up against Julio Jones every day in drills. Miller...

Getty Images Jets running back Le'Veon Bell said this week that he doesn’t “necessarily need” to play in the preseason and the team doesn’t think that he needs to play against the Falcons on Thursday night. The team announced that Bell will sit out for the second straight game. Head coach Adam...

Getty Images Falcons safety Damontae Kazee injured his ribs on the Jets’ first drive Thursday. Although the team lists him as questionable to return, he probably won’t considering it’s the second preseason game. Kazee was injured while tackling receiver Robby Anderson on a 5-yard gain to the...