• 2.28 Atlanta Falcons Robert Alford, CB, Southeastern Louisiana (5-10, 188) With the 28th pick in the second round of the NFL Draft, the Falcons selected CB Robert Alford from Southeastern Louisiana. The Falcons defense lost both of their starting corners in free agency and had to address this positi...
  • First Round: Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington Atlanta had been rumored to be wanting to move up for someone, and Trufant was one of the names commonly tossed around in that discussion. Atlanta certainly needed a corner, and Truf...
  • The Atlanta Falcons select Washington cornerback Desmond Trufant with the 22nd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
  • The Atlanta Falcons don't begin OTAs until after Memorial Day, but since we're all probably going through a little football withdrawal, there's no better time to preview next week's practice sessions and discuss some of the storylines to keep an eye on. It should be noted that the NFL's collective ...
  • It didn’t take long for the big dogs in Sin City to follow the lead set by our neighbors to the north. Just over one week after the Atlantis sports book in Reno became the first shop to enter the 2013 NFL season win totals market, Cantor Gaming (Friday) and the LVH SuperBook (Sunday) joined the ...
  • If heart and soul alone were enough, Brian Banks would already own one of the coveted 53 spots on the Atlanta Falcons active roster for this season. Banks definitely has the heart for the game, and his soul is now consumed by the fires of the desire to play in the NFL. The specifics of [...]
  • Brian Banks' NFL dream moves forward. The 27-year-old linebacker attended rookie minicamp with the Atlanta Falcons, where he ran the defense at middle linebacker in his first session.
  • Even with the signing of four draft picks, there’s a waiting game with the Atlanta Falcons right now. Once the Tyson Clabo cut takes effect on June 1, expect that particular game to be over. If the salary cap could speak, the sigh of relief would be almost audible…but don’t expect that relief ...
  • The Atlanta Falcons are fresh off taking their biggest step in the Matt Ryan Era by reaching the 2013 NFC Championship. General manager Thomas Dimitroff’s huge gamble on Julio Jones definitively paid off in the postseason and in the NFL Executive of the Year winner. The results from this Q&A publi...
  • D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution caught up with Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff and asked him about quarterback Matt Ryan’s contract situation. “We all know that Matt is going to be here for a...
  • Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff did it again, trading up in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft to grab his man. Is cornerback Desmond Trufant the Falcons' missing piece?
  • Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff discusses the teams signing of exhonerated free-agent running back Brian Banks, as well as some of Atlanta's other offseason moves.
  • The Atlanta Falcons have signed exonerated former high school football star Brian Banks to a free-agent contract.
  • “Beam me up, Scotty.” That phrase isn’t just for Star Trek anymore, and that reaction may be just the slightest bit extreme when taking a look at the latest plans for the Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium. Or is it? Although the term ‘futuristic’ has become more or less the promoted buzzword ...
  • Playoff obstacles are nothing new to this Atlanta Falcons football team. In fact, enduring and overcoming past postseason hardships has made this team a more cohesive unit and taught them how to push forward. With the arrival of general manager Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Mike Smith in 2008 cam...
  • Can Mike Smith lead the Falcons to the Super Bowl in his sixth season with the team? (Associated Press) While much of the attention so far this offseason has been directed to the NFC West, the Atlanta Falcons have been retooling their roster to make another run at the Super Bowl in the 2013 season. ...
  • As the offseason rolls on, we'll continue our look at the Falcons’ pre-training camp roster by discussing which players are poised for breakout seasons in 2013. What's a breakout season? For the purposes of our discussion, we'll simply define a breakout season as one in which the player reaches ...
  • Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Ray Edwards retired from the league (or was forced to, since he couldn’t find work) in order to pursue his boxing career back in 2011 during the NFL lockout, and hasn’t looked back. Edwards, who played in the NFL from 2006-2010, says that his new sport, boxi...
  • Pass rusher John Abraham is one of the premier free agents left on the market, but have playing-time demands kept him from signing with the Tennessee Titans?
  • Matt Ryan is 0-3 in the postseason. Are his Atlanta Falcons headed for another early exit from the playoffs? Our analysts debate which struggling contender looks most vulnerable after a wild Week 14.
  • The Atlanta Falcons reportedly made overtures to bring back defensive end John Abraham, but were told it wasn't going to happen.
  • John Abraham's two Saturday tweets could be interpreted as his message that he's ready to retire after 13 NFL seasons. A source close to the free-agent defensive end says that's not the case.
  • Did the Atlanta Falcons draft themselves a Super Bowl-caliber secondary for 2013? The "Path to the Draft" crew breaks it down.
  • In light of NBA player Jason Collins' announcement that he is gay, Atlanta Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel was asked his opinion on gay players in the NFL. His response might surprise you.
  • Shaun O'Hara and Donovan McNabb evaluate how the NFC South did in the 2013 NFL Draft and hand out grades.
  • Eric Davis says elite wide receivers Julio Jones and A.J. Green are similar in terms of talent, but a few external factors give one former SEC receiver the edge.
  • Osi Umenyiora shares his thoughts on leaving the New York Giants and how he can help the Falcons win a Super Bowl as he makes his return home to Atlanta.

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