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Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz will get to open the season against Washington quarterback Whoever-He-Might-Be in the opener. According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles will host their division rivals in the Sept. 8 opener. They also hosted Washington in...

Getty Images For the second consecutive year, the Saints and Falcons will meet on Thanksgiving night. Last year they played in New Orleans, and this year they’re playing in Atlanta, according to multiple reports. The Thanksgiving night game is always on NBC, after the early game in Detroit and...

Getty Images Although it hasn’t been officially announced by the NFL, the Thanksgiving slate of games appears to be set: Bears at Lions in the early game, Bills at Cowboys in the mid-afternoon, and Saints at Falcons at night. Despite a previous report that the Dolphins would visit Dallas on...

Getty Images Once again, Julio Jones is looking for an upgraded contract. Once again, the Falcons wide receiver is not there for the start of the team’s offseason program. According to Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com, Jones is not in the building, but it is “not a concern, either.” Jones didn’t...

Getty Images Former Washington State tackle Andre Dillard will be attending the draft in Nashville later this month and he’ll meet with a couple of teams that could end his wait in the green room this week. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Dillard will meet with the Falcons and then move on...

Getty Images Another Alliance of American Football alum has found a job in the NFL. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Falcons are signing defensive end Chris Odom. Odom had 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Salt Lake Stallions in their eight-game season. It’s Odom’s second stop in...

Getty Images Apparently, when Arthur Blank refers to guys being “Falcons for life,” that didn’t include Monday. According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett wasn’t at the start of Falcons workouts either, joining wide receiver Julio...

Getty Images Free agent offensive tackle Ulrick John will visit the Falcons on Monday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. John recently visited the Seahawks but left town without a deal. John, 26, has bounced around the league after entering as a seventh-round pick of the Colts...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Tyeler Davison signed a one-year deal with the Falcons on Saturday, the team announced. Davison visited Atlanta and San Francisco this week. He spent the past four years with the Saints after they made him a fifth-round pick in 2015. The Saints signed Malcom...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Tyeler Davison will visit the 49ers on Friday, Herbie Teope of NFL Media reports. Davison visited the Falcons earlier this week. He spent the past four years with the Saints after they made him a fifth-round pick in 2015. The Saints signed Malcom Brown and Mario...

Getty Images The 49ers have signed offensive lineman Daniel Brunskill, Eric Edholm of Yahoo Sports reports. Brunkskill, 25, spent time with the Falcons the past two years. He signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent out of San Diego State in 2017. Atlanta cut him out of the...

Getty Images Even with the return of Adrian Clayborn to Atlanta in free agency, Falcons owner Arthur Blank believes his team still needs more help along the offensive and defensive lines. “I think the needs in the draft are exactly the same as going into free agency: I think we’ve got to get...

Getty Images The unexpectedly robust pipeline from the AAF to the NFL continues to flow. Safety Ed Reynolds will work out with the Falcons today, per a league source. This is just the first stop; other teams have interest in Reynolds. A fifth-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2014, Reynolds...

Getty Images The Falcons took a huge hit in 2018 when both starting safeties were lost to season-ending injuries early. Friday, they added some depth as those two recover. According to Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com, the Falcons are signing safeties Chris Cooper and Afolabi Laguda. Laguda played...

Getty Images Penn State running back Miles Sanders is a popular man. He has visits with five teams and workouts with eight others. He has traveled to or will travel to Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Buffalo, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Sanders also will...

Getty Images The Falcons will be playing on a new surface when they play their first home game of the 2019 season. Tim Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that new turf has been installed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The plan to replace the turf was announced after Super...

Getty Images When we last mentioned former Air Force linebacker Ryan Watson, it was two years ago, when he was working out for the Cardinals but unable to sign with them because of his military commitment. That commitment is now done. Watson will officially finish his required two years of...

Getty Images UNC Charlotte offensive lineman Nate Davis is generating plenty of attention in the days preceding the 2019 draft. Per a league source, Davis will rack up a total of 10 pre-draft visits. He either has visited or will visit the Rams, Vikings, Panthers, Titans, Bills, Bears...

Getty Images The Falcons cut defensive tackle Ra’Shede Hageman in September 2017. He has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season. Hageman, though, is working for a second chance after having his career derailed by legal problems. His former team at least is giving him a look. The Falcons...

Getty Images Defensive end Adrian Clayborn left the Falcons for the Patriots as a free agent last year, but he’s reportedly headed back to Atlanta. Clayborn thanked the Patriots for releasing him in March after the first year of the two-year deal he signed with the team and said he was looking...