Two last-place teams will take the field at the Edward Jones Dome this week when the Falcons meet the Rams. Atlanta is at the bottom of the NFC South at 3-and-8. The Falcons have dropped two straight after falling 31-13 to the Indianapolis Colts on Thanksgiving. Joey Harrington started and threw for 155 yards with [...]
As if the Atlanta Falcons needed another injury to their offesnive line, they can add one more to the collection. Offensive tackle Todd Weiner on Thursday was placed on the injured reserve, ending his season. Weiner, 32, had played in seven games before suffering a knee injury against Tampa Bay on Week 11. He had [...]
Michael Vick’s trial on state dogfighting charges will start April 2nd. The suspended quarterback of the Falcons did not attend the brief proceeding yesterday morning in a Surry County courtroom. He won’t be sentenced on federal charges until next month, but, last week Vick surrendered to a jail to start serving time on his federal conviction. [...]
This is usually the time of year when the college vacancy rumors float around; in some cases, pro football coaches grab one – a good example being Houston Texans offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. But don’t count Atlanta Falcons head coach Bobby Petrino as one of them, according to Steve Wyche of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Specifically, Falcons [...]
Suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is scheduled for another appearance in court today in Virginia. It’s expected that a trial date for state charges of dog-fighting will be set. Vick’s lawyers say they intend to continue fighting the state charges on the grounds that a defendant cannot be tried twice for the same crime. Vick has [...]
It is apparent that the Atlanta Falcons will be in the Top Ten come draft time in 2008. Mindful of that, the Falcons will probably be a bit more active in the free agent pool, as well. At least that’s according to Falcons president and general manager Rich McKay. Assuming they become players in [...]
While things started well for the Falcons on Thursday night at the Georgia Dome, by the time the final gun had sounded it was the same old story. Another loss. The Falcons stunned the champion Indianapolis Colts for an early 10-0 lead, but then Indy and QB Peyton Manning took over, and with a big [...]
The Atlanta Falcons are depleted further yet again on the defensive line, as the team announced that defensive tackles Rod Coleman and Trey Lewis are out for the remainder of the regular season. Coleman was injured during last Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; he injured his hand and triceps. Lewis, a rookie from [...]
The “mystery” of why Atlanta Falcons quarterback Byron Leftwich was replaced by Joey Harrington apparently has been solved. For those who did not watch the game last weekend (I suspect not many people actually did watch), Leftwich was replaced in last weekend’s game between the Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers because of an injury. The [...]
Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, in a show of good faith, is turning himself in early to authorities well ahead of his December 10th sentencing on dogfighting charges. Vick surrendered to the U.S. Marshal’s Service and will await sentencing at the Northern Neck Regional Jail, a 460-bed facility about an hour northeast of Richmond. [...]
