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WrestleMania at the Dome

Fans of professional wrestling in Atlanta won’t have to travel far for one of the epic events in the sport. Earlier this week, the Georgia Dome and WWE announced WrestleMania XXVII will come to the Falcons home in 2011. Falcons players Ovie Mughelli, Erik Coelman, Verron Haynes and Quinn Ojinnaka and team president Rich McKay were [...]
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Lunch Break: Offensive Line Overview

A year after allowing a franchise-low 17 sacks and powering the NFL’s second-best running game, the Falcons offensive line lost some traction. FacingĀ  injuries and aggressive defenses, the group gave up 28 sacks in 2009. Atlanta also averaged 117.2 rushing yards per game (down from 152.7 in 2008). Part of that can be chalked up to [...]
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Uncapped Year and Free Agency

Certainly more news will be made about the possibility of an uncapped year and expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement in the offseason but, for now, some players who stand to miss out on unrestricted free agency are coming to light. Basically, if a new agreement between NFL players and owners is not reached before the [...]
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Pregame Notes and Inactives

For the second-straight week the Falcons will be be without their No. 2 and 3 running backs. Jerious Norwood (hip) and Jason Snelling (hamstring) were added to the Falcons-Redskins inactive list about an hour before kickoff Sunday. Look for Aaron Stecker, signed last week, to back up Pro Bowler Michael Turner and fullbacks Verron Haynes and [...]
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Quick Notes on Falcons, 49ers Inactives

Cornerback Tye Hill will wait at least another week before suiting up for the Falcons. Atlanta de-activated the former first-round pick, who was acquired in a late-preseason trade with the St. Louis Rams. Head Coach Mike Smith has spoke highly of Hill, who has spent the first four weeks of the season and the bye week [...]
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Panthers Without Two Starters

Few surprises on the Falcons inactive list, which was just confirmed in the Georgia Dome press box but the Panthers will be without a pair of defensive starters. Atlanta inactives include: QB John Parker Wilson (thrid quarterback) CB Tye Hill S William Moore LB Spencer Adkins G Quinn Ojinnaka OT Garrett Reynolds DT Trey Lewis FB Verron Haynes Panthers inactives include: QB A.J. Feeley (third quarterback) RB [...]
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The Need to be Versatile

If you watched a college football game over the weekend you likely saw massive linemen slamming against one another on some hot, early September afternoon. If you played close attention, you probably saw some subs come into the game to give the front five some relief. Either way, you saw two gigantic lineups on either side of [...]
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Falcons Trim the Roster

The Falcons released 13 players Saturday and the list includes some familiar names. Former Georgia standouts Thomas Brown and D.J. Shockley were released along with two players from the team’s 2009 Draft class: cornerback William Middleton and defensive tackle Vance Walker. The team also released wide receiver Troy Bergeron, offensive lineman Michael Butterworth, wide receiver Robert Ferguson, [...]
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Falcons Take Flight

With emotion in his voice, Falcons linebacker Coy Wire brought a special message to soldiers stationed at Ft. Benning Monday evening. Attitude is everything. After thanking the gathering of more than 250 men and women for their service, Wire noted the urge to wilt in the face of adversity but asked everyone to rise above the challenges [...]
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