Is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest cancelled this year? by Chad Porto Calvin Johnson. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald) Calvin Johnson wanted to play for the Atlanta Falcons. The retirement of Calvin Johnson after the 2015 season at just 30 years old was one of the biggest shocks in the NFL at
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Todd Gurley. (Photo by Ric Tapia/XFL via Getty Images) Todd Gurley in the new all-black Atlanta Falcons jerseys is straight fire. Deion Sanders once told us, “You look good, you feel good. You feel good, you play good…” Prime Time is a legend in The ATL for a reason. Sanders is the best cornerback in
Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Julio Jones makes the Atlanta Falcons’ new gradient uniforms look good. Who doesn’t love Julio Jones? For a decade, the man has gone to work in the Atlanta Falcons‘ receiving corps, becoming the most accomplished pass-catcher in the franchise’s 50-plus year history. With plenty still left
Credit: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons defense was way better in the second half of 2019, and it must continue in 2020. A 1-7 start last season made it a foregone conclusion Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn would be fired during the bye week. But he survived, and the team went 6-2 down
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Matt Ryan addresses Rayshard Brooks’ killing by the Atlanta police. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan continues to be an advocate for Black Lives Matter after speaking on the death of Rayshard Brooks. Then 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was shot three times in the back by a white
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) There is a Matthew Stafford vs. Matt Ryan Twitter battle going on now. If you think Matthew Stafford is better than Matt Ryan, you don’t know what you’re talking about. These are two of my favorite quarterbacks in the NFL today. Stafford played at my alma
TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 29: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Matt Ryan trolled his own team when asked about the Falcons pumping in crowd noise with no fans due to
Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images Hayden Hurst is getting a fresh start with the Atlanta Falcons, but here’s why he’ll be a fantasy bust this year. The Baltimore Ravens drafted two tight ends in the 2018 draft, and with the emergence or Mark Andrews last year first-round pick Hayden Hurst fell by the wayside. But an
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Matt Ryan, Todd Gurley can make the Atlanta Falcons playoff contenders. The Atlanta Falcons have 11 former first-round picks on the offensive side of the ball. It’s an absurd amount of talent. Whether general manager Thomas Dimitroff drafted them or they came
TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 29: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Who are the four greatest performers in the history of the Atlanta Falcons? It’s a football franchise that began its
A.J. Terrell, Clemson Tigers. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images) The Falcons have the high end roster talent required to compete for an NFC South title, but these five players must be great if Atlanta will succeed. The Buccaneers and Saints are widely considered to be the top teams in the NFC South this season, but
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Who will have a better fantasy season in 2020: Todd Gurley or David Johnson? Not that long ago, Todd Gurley and David Johnson were seen as the two best running backs in fantasy football. Now they are on their second teams in the league,
Devonta Freeman, Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Devonta Freeman doesn’t want to hear your stupid retirement rumors. Last week, former Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman turned down a one-year deal upwards of $4 million to play for the Seattle Seahawks. Freeman is coming off three straight down years after he was a
Devonta Freeman, Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) If Devonta Freeman doesn’t get a good deal, he may sit out the 2020 NFL season. Devonta Freeman isn’t going to settle for less than what he deserves even if it means sitting out this season. The former Atlanta Falcons running back turned down a one-year
Calvin Ridley, Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) The Atlanta Falcons should be in the mix for a playoff spot next year in the NFC. Here is a game-by-game breakdown of how their 2020 season is going to go. The Atlanta Falcons need to right the ship after two straight sub-.500 years under head
Things that will definitely happen on the NBA all-player conference call by Ian Levy Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan, #2 (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) After finishing the 2019 season strong, the Atlanta Falcons are looking to return to the NFL playoffs against a challenging schedule. The 2019 season was a tale of two halves for
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 28: Teddy Bridgewater #5 of the New Orleans Saints looks on against the Atlanta Falcons during the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 28, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The NFC South may have the most loaded crop of quarterbacks in the entire NFL, but who
The Atlanta Falcons enter the 2020 NFL season with grand designs of toppling the New Orleans Saints for the NFC South crown. Does Matt Ryan have enough weapons to get it done? The New Orleans Saints are entering the season as the prohibitive favorites in the NFC South, but the Atlanta Falcons fancy their chances
Hoping to land the best defensive player in the draft, the Atlanta Falcons tried to pull off a Julio Jones-style trade to get to No. 2 to take Chase Young. No team loves trading up to draft non-quarterbacks than the Atlanta Falcons. Since general manager Thomas Dimitroff arrived in Flowery Branch in 2008, he has
Derrick Brown, Auburn Tigers. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) If the Atlanta Falcons trade up in next week’s draft, here’s who they should go get. There are things you can count on happening in the first round of NFL Drafts for the last decade. More often than not, the Jacksonville Jaguars will have a top-10
Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State Nittany Lions. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) The Atlanta Falcons have six picks in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft to build on what the team did in free agency. Here is their latest 2020 NFL mock draft. The Atlanta Falcons certainly made some noise in free agency. They added players
New Orleans Saints heach coach Sean Payton had a little fun on Twitter this week, when he responded to an Atlanta Falcons fan with an acrostic reply. Atlanta Falcons fans have had a rough week on social media. If anything, they probably will want to stay off Twitter for a few days, especially after the
Atlanta Falcons fans hoping for cool new uniforms were instead met with the opposite of that, and they’re not happy. Back to black. That is the overall theme for the Atlanta Falcons new uniforms that will hit the field in 2020. The team was set to unveil the new threads on Tuesday, but after leaks
One week before the Atlanta Falcons were set to officially unveil their new uniforms for 2020, they leaked on Twitter. Earlier on Tuesday, the Atlanta Falcons released a short video clip on Twitter, announcing they’d be unveiling their new uniforms very soon. The video showed their traditional uniforms being taken down from the locker room, with
Todd Gurley finds himself on a new team in 2020. Is he still a top-12 running back in fantasy football now he’s on the Atlanta Falcons? Only a few years ago, Todd Gurley was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year. He was the bell-cow back for the Los Angeles Rams, helping his team reach
With big moves made in free agency by the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is the NFC South suddenly the best division in football? The NFC South just got a whole lot more interesting. For those who have rooting interests in the division, it always has been. While the division has mostly been
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 21: Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on during pregame warm ups prior to the start of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Fantasy implications of DeAndre
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 22: Devonta Freeman #24 of the Atlanta Falcons rushes for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 22, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Now that he has officially been cut by the Atlanta Falcons, these four teams could
If they nail the NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons can be the NFL’s dark horse contender no one’s talking about, especially after how they ended last season. History might have a weird way of repeating itself with the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. Despite having a great owner in Arthur Blank, the best receiver in football
Tight end Austin Hooper isn’t expected to be back with the Atlanta Falcons, so a perfect spot for him in his free agency has to be the Chicago Bears. Austin Hooper is about to make bank in his impending free agency. Even though the Atlanta Falcons may want to keep the two-time Pro Bowl tight