Matt Ryan News

A fourth of the Falcons opponents will be coming off extra rest this season. Don't worry, this isn't a cause for concern in Atlanta.

Today's National Football League features a plethora of young talent especially at the quarterback position.

The NFL's active career-leading rusher has been reporting to work early and staying late so he can make a good impression on his new team.

Jun 18, 2013; Flowery Branch, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant runs through a drill during Minicamp at the Falcons Training Complex.

The weather forecast was not good for yesterday's minicamp, but the clouds lifted about an hour before practice was scheduled to begin, and the official Atlanta Falcons Twitter account announced that the gates were open and practice was on, so I made my way to Flowery Branch to get an in-person look at the 2013 Falcons.

Soon there will be a new field Matt Ryan can tell opponents to "Get the eff off!".

NFL teams are always looking for ways to improve, which is why it's shocking to see some of the players still available on the 2013 free-agency market.

The Falcons surely hope to avoid being called "dumb" by Matt Ryan 's agents next year.

Atlanta Falcons The Falcons' offensive line is developing leadership as it prepares to replace two longtime starters, writes Daniel Cox of the team's website.

Muscle & Fitness We caught up with "The Boz" to talk about movies, steroids, and the biggest problems facing the NFL and NCAA.

In case you want to put the NFCG all on one thing. Matt Ryan himself along with Pete Prisco explains how the whole game needs to be viewed holistically, and it's no different than any other game.

As Matt Ryan worked the projection system in the darkened Atlanta Falcons ' quarterback room here at the team facility, looking to find the start of his team's fourth-quarter drive from the NFC Championship Game that I came here to break down with him, he offered me some advice.

"NFL Total Access" has launched its "32 in 32" series, breaking down the biggest subplots of every NFL team as the 2013 season approaches.

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson have some big decisions to make...soon.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Matt Ryan won't tip his hand on a deadline, but the Atlanta Falcons quarterback admits there could come a point when he would consider putting contract talks on hold until next offseason FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.

Always in phenomenal shape thanks to a more scientific approach to fitness, Jackson should be well prepared for an increased role in the Falcons ' pass-centric offense.

With pick 249 in the 2013 NFL Draft , the Falcons chose the accomplished Duke Blue Devils quarterback Sean Renfree but what did they get with that pick? A quarterback worthy enough to be Duke's first draft pick in nine years, for one thing.

The road to making the playoffs starts inside your division. Balance reigned supreme in the NFC South last year, the only division where all four teams finished 3-3.

When it comes to building an NFL roster, hierarchies vary from team to team. Some organizations are driven by general managers, others by owners, a few by head coaches -- and of course, many franchises divvy up checks and balances.

I don't think about my age often. Some of it's by choice as the number is increasing and some of it boils down to birthdays just not having the same allure.