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Getty Images The Falcons announced they have agreed to terms with four draft picks — fourth-round defensive end John Cominsky, fifth-round running back Qadree Ollison, fifth-round cornerback Jordan Miller, and sixth-round running back Marcus Green. Cominsky was part of General Manager Thomas...

Getty Images Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff gave an update on two ongoing contract negotiations during an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, but there wasn’t much new to report about defensive tackle Grady Jarrett or wide receiver Julio Jones. There was a report in mid-April that the...

Getty Images The Falcons drafted a guard with the 14th overall pick of the draft and they said farewell to a veteran at the same position on Monday. The team announced they have released Brandon Fusco. Fusco started the first seven games of the 2019 season at right guard before landing on...

Getty Images Fans have defaulted on about $30 million of personal seat licenses since Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened in 2017, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The Falcons responded to the newspaper that it continues to sell PSLs to new buyers and has no plans to put single-game tickets...

Getty Images Matt Ryan‘s already feeling more comfortable, which is something he rarely was last year. The Falcons signed a pair of guards in free agency, and then used two first-round picks on offensive linemen, giving their quarterback what they hope is a better grade of protection this...

Getty Images The Falcons announced 16 undrafted rookie signings on Monday and the group includes five players who played wide receiver in college. Only four of them are going to be playing wideout in Atlanta, however. The team said that Jayson Stanley will be trying to make the team as a...

Getty Images The Falcons made Calvin Ridley the 26th overall choice last year, and he made 64 catches for 821 yards and 10 touchdowns as a rookie. The Bears have made his brother, Georgia receiver Riley Ridley, the 126th overall choice. Riley Ridley made 69 catches for 1,015 yards and 13...

Getty Images The Falcons didn’t get to see much of Keanu Neal last year, so they decided to buy an extra one. The team announced they had picked up the fifth-year option on Neal’s rookie contract. The 2016 first-rounder tore his ACL in last year’s regular season opener, the start of an...

Getty Images The Falcons may be looking to make a move up from the 14th overall pick. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Falcons have shown a willingness to move into the top 10. That mostly involves making phone calls, and Rapoport also mentions Washington (though that’s usually...

Getty Images Needing help along the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, the Atlanta Falcons selected Boston College guard Chris Lindstrom with the 14th overall pick in the draft. Atlanta decided to take Lindstrom over Oklahoma guard Cody Ford, and tackles such as Florida’s Jawaan...

Getty Images The Falcons took an offensive lineman with their original pick, and they traded back into round one to take another offensive lineman. Tackle Kaleb McGary is the newest addition to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons swung a deal with the Rams to move back into the first night of...

Getty Images Since the adoption of a new rookie wage scale in the latest collective bargaining agreement in 2011, the fifth-year option has been a way for teams to hang onto successful first-round picks for a fixed price. And perhaps not surprisingly, considering the results of the first half...

Getty Images The Falcons have added a veteran to their secondary ahead of this week’s draft. The team announced the signing of safety J.J. Wilcox. It’s a one-year deal for Wilcox. Wilcox spent last season with the Jets and Colts. He signed with the Jets in June, played five games with them...

Getty Images There will be no contract dispute between the Falcons and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett this year. The Falcons announced today that Jarrett has signed his franchise tender. The sides are expected to keep negotiating a long-term deal, but if that doesn’t happen he’ll play this...

Getty Images Falcons safety Keanu Neal made it through only 37 defensive snaps last season before tearing an anterior cruciate ligament. Neal is working his way back, now lifting with his teammates in the offseason program, D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He...

Getty Images Plenty of teams spent plenty of time putting together excellent schedule-release videos. The Falcons’ excellent effort contains a not-so-subtle slap at the misfortune experienced in January by their biggest rival. In a segment that mimics the opening animation from HBO’s Game of...

Getty Images The Falcons can plan for a comfortable start to the season. Atlanta’s schedule starts with nothing but indoor stadiums: Four home games, and five road games against teams that play indoors: at Minnesota, at Indianapolis, at Houston, at Arizona and at New Orleans. The Falcons...

A group of Falcons players, coaches and front office executives visited the U.S. Military Academy at West Point earlier this month. The group, which included Ricardo Allen, Grady Jarrett, Alex Mack, Steven Means, Keanu Neal and seven other players, spent two days learning, practicing and...

Getty Images Defensive lineman Ra’Shede Hageman’s second chance in the NFL will come with the same team that gave him his first chance. Hageman was released by the Falcons in September 2017 after a domestic violence arrest and has been out of the league since then. He worked out for the...

Getty Images Falcons receiver Julio Jones is not present for the start of the team’s offseason program. He presumably wants a new contract. It appears that could happen sooner than later. Jeff Schultz of TheAthletic.com tweeted that the Falcons and Jones are “not far apart on a new contract...