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Former Falcons defensive back and Ring of Honor member Deion Sanders is bringing his TRUTH Select Youth Sports to Atlanta, and youth football and cheerleading tryouts will be held this weekend for ages 7-14 for football and ages 5-14 for cheerleading. On Saturday, May 19 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., TRUTH tryouts will be held at [...]
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The 2012 Atlanta Falcons Rookie Club reported to the team’s facility in Flowery Branch on Thursday, a day before the crew hits the field for the first of three practice sessions before Sunday. The rookies took care of a slew of formalities Thursday, including getting fitted for equipment in the Falcons locker room. Check out [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
The Falcons’ Rookie Club will descend on Flowery Branch this weekend for the first of two minicamps the team will hold this offseason. Rookies report to the team’s headquarters Thursday and will practice Friday-Sunday. All practice sessions for rookie minicamp are closed to the public. Below is a list of all the 46 players expected [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
Running back Michael Turner had another banner year in 2011 for the Falcons, rushing for 1,340 yards and 11 touchdown while shattering franchise records along the way. The performance was good enough to land him at the No. 88 spot on the NFL Network’s list of Top 100 Players of 2012 on Wednesday night as [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
So many things have happened in the past week or so that, if you look at the Atlanta Falcons today compared to late April, you may barely recognize the 2012 crew. The man who kick started all last week was cornerback Asante Samuel, whom the Falcons traded for with the Philadelphia Eagles for a pick [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
NFL Network is counting down the top 100 players of 2012, and at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, May 2, the first Falcons player will be featured in the 81-90 round. There’s no word on who that player will be, so you’ll have to watch the show to find out. There will also be a reaction [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
After trading for cornerback Asante Samuel, running back Jacquizz Rodgers offered up his No. 22 jersey to the veteran who has always worn what he affectionately called “deuce-deuce.” We profiled this development shortly after the Samuel deal became official. Now, Rodgers has a new number that he’ll be wearing, and it’s one that has some [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
There are a lot of things that an NFL rookie must begin thinking about once drafted into the league, but perhaps none is more on the minds of fans than what jersey number the rookie chooses. The 2012 Atlanta Falcons Rookie Club has selected its jersey numbers, and you can find the complete list below: [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
More than 200 of Atlanta’s best and most beautiful ladies turned out for the preliminary rounds of the 2012 Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders auditions Sunday morning. Facing two rounds of cuts, about 270 ladies learned a portion of a routine and then performed in groups of six in front of a panel of judges, including the [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
For general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the next three days — starting tonight with the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft — are like his gamedays. Here in the final stages of his preparations, Dimitroff is still busy as ever despite not owning a selection in the first round this year. Last week, he spoke [...]

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