11 months, 3 weeks ago
Two years ago when actor Samuel L. Jackson first stepped into the Georgia Dome to shoot the first “Rise Up” commercial spot, he never thought he’d be back doing another version two years later. But there he was Saturday, at the Falcons’ team headquarters in Flowery Branch, Ga., shooting a couple of particularly powerful TV [...]
11 months, 3 weeks ago
For as long as instant replay has been in effect in the NFL, once a challenge has been issued by a coach, the head official saunters to a private booth and no one in the stadium really knows what he’s looking at before making a ruling on a play. No longer. One of the biggest [...]
1 year ago
Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez has become the third player on NFL Network’s list of the Top 100 Players of 2012, as the network announced Wednesday night, coming in at No. 53 on the list. Gonzalez joins teammates Michael Turner (No. 88) and Roddy White (No. 65) on this year’s list. The legendary tight [...]
1 year ago
The Atlanta Falcons have so far been represented pretty well on NFL Network’s list of the Top 100 Players of 2012, despite some question marks about where they have been ranked among the rest of the NFL’s best. Michael Turner was the first Falcon on the list, coming in at No. 88. Then last week, [...]
1 year 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 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, 1 month ago
Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff held his pre-draft press conference Thursday afternoon in front of a slew of Atlanta media members to field all sorts of questions pertaining to the 2012 NFL Draft, which starts next week, and the Falcons’ approach to the offseason. We’ll have complete video of the press conference available tonight on [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
The long-awaited 2012 NFL regular season schedule is coming sooner than you think. Try Tuesday. At 7 p.m. on NFL Network and NFL.com, the dates and times for the 2012 will be released, and we’ll also have a full schedule here on AtlantaFalcons.com, including a printer-friendly PDF version. The Falcons will play host to Dallas, [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
The doldrums of the offseason may be upon us as the NFL Draft is still a few weeks away and the excitement of the free agency period is behind us, but for Falcons cheerleader Sabrina C., things stay hot all year round for her on the Internet. Sabrina has become a bit of a favorite [...]
1 year, 1 month ago
The much-anticipated jersey launch from Nike has now come and gone. What does this mean for the Falcons? Not a whole lot of change. Nike held the unveiling in New York City on Tuesday amid a packed house of media members. The Seattle Seahawks received a whole new treatment to their uniform, which snatched up [...]

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