Falcons offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka is free on bond after being accused of fighting with his wife over his Facebook activity, police said on Friday. The fourth-year reserve, drafted out of Syracuse in the fifth round of 2006, was charged with simple battery, said police spokesman David Schiralli in suburban Gwinnett County.
Police said Ojinnaka’s [...]
Football Outsiders has out their list of “The Top 10 unfilled roster holes,” and the Falcons make the list with their unsettled OLB spot. Here’s the story:
9. Atlanta Falcons: Outside Linebacker
The writing was on the wall for the departure of Michael Boley, who lost his job towards the end of the year, and the [...]
It appears that last seasons 6th round pick – RB Thomas Brown, is going to struggle to have a roster spot in 2009. Here’s the story from today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Brown was a sixth-round draft pick in 2008 and a long shot to make the team, but his play from scrimmage and on kickoff returns [...]
Falcons owner Arthur Blank says Michael Vick deserves a second chance – just not with his franchise. He said on Wednesday that the former Falcons QB is making the right moves by wanting to work with humane societies and making other changes in his life. “There’s no question Michael’s paid his debt to society, [...]
AtlantaFalcons.com reports that the team has released three players:
The Atlanta Falcons today released three players, including linebacker Derek Nicholson, cornerback Ronnie Prude and safety Marcus Paschal. Nicholson was signed by the Falcons as a rookie free agent this offseason and the Florida State graduate participated in the Falcons mini-camp last weekend. Prude and Paschal were [...]
Think Matt Ryan isn’t excited about having a 10-time Pro Bowl tight end to throw to? Think again. “Well, yeah, certainly as a quarterback, any time you get a new toy, you want to try it out,” Ryan said Friday after a practice with his new TE. “I threw a couple of balls his way, [...]
Injuries will happen, you just don’t like to see them this soon in minicamp and to a young player that needs to be on the field getting time. It happened today though, and it happened to one of the Falcons promising rookies – defensive tackle Peria Jerry.
Jerry was the Falcons first-round pick, 24th overall [...]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that defensive end John Abraham and kicker Jason Elam were held out of practice Friday to start the Falcons’ first minicamp.
“We felt they weren’t 100 percent ready to go, so we made a decision to limit those guys today,” said Falcons coach Mike Smith. “Abe is leftover from the rigors [...]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this tidbit today on reserve lineman Alex Stepanovich:
Reserve lineman Alex Stepanovich will not be available for the Falcons upcoming mini-camp because he “had a procedure done on his back last week,” head coach Mike Smith said.
In the latest strange twist to the Michael Vick saga, a report today stated that Michael Vick may end up doing a Public Service Announcement for the animal-rights group PETA.
Seems according to the story, Vick wants PETA to support his bid to get back in the league, and a Public Service Announcement for the company [...]
