Atlanta Falcons News

The Atlanta Falcons went to their annual Friday Night Lights game, a pseudo scrimmage that occurs every year before preseason games.

After Atlanta finished next to last in the NFL in run defense last season, some substantial bulk was added to the defensive line.

"I understand the significance of my actions," he said in a statement released by the Cardinals on Friday, "and right now I am taking the necessary steps to handle my personal business."

Agnew, who also played ball at the University of Massachusetts, went undrafted earlier this year.

The Atlanta Falcons Football Team is going into this season with a huge microscope hovering over them by the fans, pundits, owner, and with HBO's Hard Knocks.the rest of the National Football League.

Derrick Brooks scored eight touchdowns during his career - seven in the regular season and one in the Super Bowl.

Two new faces to the Atlanta Falcons will be sitting out part of camp. Coach Mike Smith updated the media, which in case you missed it includes the Falcoholic's very own Jeanna Thomas, about the team's injuries.

You may not have realized it, but the Falcons have been keeping their eye on Nick Barnett for a while now.

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones makes a catch during an NFL football training camp practice in Flowery Branch, Ga., Thursday, July 31, 2014.

The Falcons re-signed Jerry to a new contract in March, not long after defensive tackles Jonathan Babineaux and Corey Peters agreed on new deals.

It's a surprising retirement, given that Jerry was coming off arguably his best season in the NFL and was still just 29 years old.

Over 30 years after retiring from football, and following four denied entries as a finalist or senior candidate, former Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Claude Humphrey will be officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

The path of a ball-carrier is shown during a game between the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers.

Fact: Paul Worrilow knits in his spare time for milk money. He knits a lot. And drinks a lot of milk.

The Falcons have a lot to prove this season. It's about as high stakes as it gets in the NFL, with fans expecting the best while absolutely dreading the worst.

Now that training camp has reached its first natural break I thought I would put together a quick 53 man roster projection for the Falcons.

I was going to wait until after at least the first preseason game to update my projected depth chart, but you know, you can learn a few things from the first five days of training camp.

Reality TV star Kim Zolciak Biermann flaunted her fit bikini body after losing 50 pounds less than eight months after giving birth to twins in two Instagram selfies she posted July 29. Kim, 36, wrote in the photo caption that she has been the same size her entire life despite giving birth to six children: Twins Kaia and Kane, 8 months, Kroy Jr., ... (more)

We now know why Steven Jackson missed practice today, as he apparently suffered a left hamstring injury in Monday's first padded practice.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Quarterback Matt Ryan, sacked a career-high 44 times last season, says his revamped Atlanta Falcons offensive line will keep him upright this season.