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Getty Images The Cardinals have added a veteran to their defensive line group. Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports that defensive tackle Terrell McClain is joining the team on a one-year deal. McClain played in 13 games for the Falcons last season and was credited with 17 tackles and a sack...

Getty Images Falcons defensive end Steven Means‘ 2019 season is already over. The team announced on Wednesday that Means will not play this year after suffering an Achilles injury. Means was preparing for his second season with the Falcons at the time of the injury. He played in eight games...

Getty Images Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff has been optimistic about getting a deal done with wide receiver Julio Jones whenever the topic has come up this offseason and said recently that he’s “very encouraged” with how contract talks are progressing, but nothing has been signed at...

The Falcons will be making a change in their front office this season. Assistant General Manager Scott Pioli is stepping down from the position. In a statement released via the team, Pioli said that he expected to be working with General Manager Thomas Dimitroff for two or three years and is...

Getty Images The Falcons have wrapped up their draft class contracts. The team announced that first-round guard Chris Lindstrom has signed his rookie deal, the seventh of their seven picks to handle the paperwork. The guard from Boston College was the 14th overall pick, and part of a...

Getty Images The news of Scott Pioli’s sudden departure from the Falcons was abrupt, and in the absence of more information, speculation filled the vacuum. But the former assistant General Manager told Jeff Schultz of TheAthletic.com that there was nothing sinister about his leaving, or any...

Getty Images One of the biggest stories of the week came on Wednesday, when the Jets fired G.M. Mike Maccagnan. That move sparked Friday’s PFT Live draft, which looked at the General Managers who are on the hottest seats as the 2019 season approaches. The stakes are high. Although Dave...

Getty Images Longtime NFL guard Andy Levitre was released by the Falcons this offseason, and won’t be trying to latch on elsewhere. Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 32-year-old Levitre announced his retirement on social media. “Unfortunately, due to injury my...

Getty Images The offseason power rankings promulgated by Peter King in his latest Football Morning in America column included this observation about seventeenth-seeded Atlanta: “I keep hearing owner Arthur Blank is getting restless.” That comment apparently made Blank restless. Restless enough...

Getty Images Falcons owner Arthur Blank may or may not be restless. But he’s definitely defensive. Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons owner released an expanded statement, to defend his coach and General Manager and all the fine work they’ve done. “I’m...

Getty Images Falcons guard Jamon Brown used funds from his foundation to aid a family dealing with a tragedy. One-month-old De’Anthony Trice died in Louisville last week. His father told police that he used his fist to hit his son in the head after losing a video game and the baby died after...

Getty Images The Falcons dealt with injuries to several key players on their way to a 7-9 record in 2019 and one of those players believes that a return to health will mean a return to a winning record in Atlanta. Safety Ricardo Allen went down with a torn Achilles in the third week of the...

Getty Images The Falcons signed undrafted free agent Tony Brooks-James after a tryout during the team’s rookie minicamp. The team announced the addition of the Oregon running back, opening a roster spot by waiving running back Jeremy Langford with an injury designation. Brooks-James had 283...

Getty Images It seems like the Falcons talks with Julio Jones about a contract extension are perpetual, but there is something new this time. According to Jeff Schultz of TheAthletic.com, Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said that Jones was planning to be on hand for the team’s...

Getty Images Falcons running back Devonta Freeman is participating in the team’s offseason program and a full-go for training camp, coach Dan Quinn said Saturday. “We can’t wait to get Free back,” Quinn said, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “He’s having such an...

Getty Images Running back Devonta Freeman has made good progress in his recovery from knee and groin injuries, so he’s been participating in the team’s offseason program with eyes on being full speed for training camp. That puts him a bit ahead of a couple of his teammates, although safeties...

Getty Images Perhaps no team in the league had as many injury issues as the Falcons last year, so it’s easy to justify hiring a new doctor. According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons named Dr. Kyle Hammond their new team physician. He’s been a member of...

Getty Images The Falcons chose former Pitt running back Qadree Ollison in the fifth round of the draft, and Ollison’s entry into the NFL has placed renewed attention on his personal story. In 2017, on a Saturday when Ollison was playing in a game at Pitt, his brother Lerowne Harris was shot...

Getty Images The Falcons have signed one of the two offensive linemen they selected in the first round of this year’s draft. The team announced on Thursday that they have signed tackle Kaleb McGary to his first NFL contract. They also signed fourth-round cornerback Kendall Sheffield. Atlanta...

Getty Images The Falcons have given a promotion in their personnel operation, and brought in another veteran evaluator. The team announced that longtime scout Shepley Heard has been named director of pro personnel. Heard has 14 years of experience with the Falcons as a scout. They also moved...