FALCONS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Atlanta Falcons have a sack master on their roster in Brandon Thurmond
Last year Brandon Thurmond led the Arkansas-Pine Bluff defense with 70 tackles (41 solo), 25 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble. He is originally from Augusta, Georgia where he attended Laney High School. Brandon Thurmond was a guy that tore the SWAC division up. He was by far the best pass rusher in the entire division. Thurmond finished...
Falcons Begin Three-Day Minicamp
The Falcons are one step closer to beginning the NFL season as they took part in the first day of their mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. The goal the Falcons wanted to achieve on their first day of their three-day camp is getting a lot of work done in a short amount of time. And Falcons head coach Mike Smith believed the team did just that. “We had a good day,” Smith said. “It...
WORK OF ART?
Falcons to build crazy looking stadium
The Atlanta Falcons announced Tuesday that a conceptual design by 360 Architecture of the new Atlanta stadium has been chosen and approved by the Georgia World Congress Center Board of Governors. Construction will begin next year.
Falcons Stadium Design Released: Looks Like Logan's Run Carousel
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Give the Atlanta Falcons credit, they managed to get the city of Atlanta to partner with them on a new football stadium and they are trying to think "Outside the Box".
Sort of.
Check out the rendering on your right. It's the design that's been approved by the team and the architect,...
Report: Matt Ryan contract talks expected to heat up after July 4th
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, contract talks between the Falcons and quarterback Matt Ryan are expected to heat up after July 4th. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, casual talks currently are occurring, with an expectation that things will heat up after the July 4 holiday. The Falcons and Ryan’s agent will need to figure out if he’s worth Aaron...
LET'S MAKE A DEAL
Ryan, Falcons talking contract?
Matt Ryan's rookie contract is expiring, so he and the Atlanta Falcons reportedly have begun talks about a new contract.
Conceptual design of the new Atlanta Falcons stadium (Photos)
The Atlanta Falcons released some photos of the conceptual design of the new Atlanta Stadium.
The Atlanta Falcons announced today the completion of a conceptual design of the new Atlanta stadium and plans to immediately move into the schematic design phase of the project. These actions follow conceptual design approval today by the Georgia World Congress Center Board of Governors...
Falcons Sign TE Colin Cloherty To A Two-Year Deal
The Atlanta Falcons have signed tight end Colin Cloherty to a two-year contract. Cloherty, who went undrafted in 2009 out of Brown, has played for the 49ers, Colts and Jaguars. He most recently played with Jacksonville in 2011 and was cut before the 2012 season got underway.
While we don’t read too much into the signing for fantasy purposes, it’s interesting to note that Cloherty...
Matt Ryan revisits NFC Championship game: 'I was shocked we didn’t score there at the end'
Call it exorcising the demons before the start of the 2013 season. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan sat down with Pete Prisco of CBS Sports to watch tape of the Falcons' NFC Championship game loss against the San Francisco 49ers.
It was painful to watch for Ryan, especially the very end. He hurt his shoulder on one of the game’s final plays, and was pretty surprised...
OSG High: Banks Rape Accuser Must Pay Back $2.6M To School District
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Wanetta Gibson accused Brian Banks of raping her as they were both in high school at Long Beach Poly in 2002. Banks was the high school football star who, seemingly, had his life in front of him at the time.
Banks was convicted, only to be released ten years later after years of appeals, and found out that the allegations Gibson made on rape and kidnapping after...
Atlanta Falcons Caught in Strange Spot in 790 The Zone Controversy
The morning show “Mayhem in the AM” on Atlanta sports station 790 The Zone, the home of the Atlanta Falcons, made news across the country this morning for all the wrong reasons, as they lampooned former Saints safety Steve Gleason’s current battle with ALS.
After mentioning that Gleason was Peter King’s fill-in on Sports Illustrated’s Monday Morning Quarterback (a story...
Atlanta radio station makes fun of Steve Gleason
It was brought to my attention this morning that the hosts of Mayhem in the A.M. on 790 The Zone in Atlanta decided to make fun of former Saints safety Steve Gleason since he wrote this week’s Monday Morning Quarterback on SI.com for Peter King. Gleason can no longer talk since he’s dying from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease...
Falcons, Richard Seymour not on same page in contract talks
Former Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots DE Richard Seymour would still like to play for Atlanta, where he has a home, but there's no such thing as a hometown discount, especially if you're not playing for that team already.
CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora says that while Seymour appreciates their efforts in trying to sign him, what they're currently offering...
Report: Banks' accuser ordered to pay 2.6M
A woman who falsely accused Long Beach Poly football standout Brian Banks of rape in 2002 was ordered to pay 2.6 million to the Long Beach Beach Unified School District.
Wanetta Gibson sued the district for lax security during the trial and received 750,000 from a 1.5 million settlement.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered her to pay 1.5 million, plus an additional 1.1...
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Banks rape accuser being sued
The woman who falsely accused Brian Banks of raping her is being sued by the school district, which is hoping to recoup the money.
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