1 year 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 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 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 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 [...]
1 year ago
Questions poured in Wednesday after word got out that the Falcons had traded an undisclosed draft pick to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel, but they didn’t center much around how Samuel would fit into the Atlanta scheme, plans or locker room. Fans were burning about what number Samuel would wear with the Birds. Samuel has [...]
1 year ago
The number of Falcons joining Twitter lately is staggering. The biggest news in this realm came recently when quarterback Matt Ryan (@M_Ryan02) signed up for the social medium, much to the surprise and shock of Falcons fans who thought he’d never take the plunge. Along with recent additions of center Todd McClure (@ToddMcclure62) and Tyson [...]
1 year ago
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will be a guest on NFL Network’s ‘NFL Total Access’ on Tuesday at 7 p.m. via the Falcons Team Cam. Ryan will be on to discuss the beginning of the team’s offseason conditioning program and his experience at the 2008 NFL Draft. Airing Monday through Saturday at 7 p.m. EST, [...]
1 year ago
The signing of free agent linebacker Lofa Tatupu was one of the storylines of the offseason that got overshadowed pretty quickly by a number of different factors. It’s no matter to Tatupu, who seems like the type who prefers to fly under the radar. His play, however, tends to not allow him to do that [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
Former Falcons tight end will be walking across the stage at Radio City Music Hall this weekend — a first for the four-time Pro Bowler. Throughout NFL Draft weekend, beginning Thursday, 33 former players will take to the stage and announce a pick for a team they once played for. When the Falcons make their [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
When the Falcons’ 2012 regular season schedule came out last week, there were a lot of question marks surrounding it. How would they handle a tough back end of the season? Will they fold or flourish under the pressure of four primetime games? How in the world did they end up with no back-to-back home [...]

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