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NFL Rumors – Tennessee Titans Interested in Signing Garrett Reynolds
The players left to sign in free agency are mostly guys who won’t be starters for anyone next season, and the story is the same with Garrett Reynolds, getting interest from the Tennessee Titans after playing for the Atlanta Falcons last season.
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NFL Rumors – Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons & St. Louis Rams Interested in Drafting Taylor Lewan
The best tackle heading into the 2014 NFL Draft just might be Taylor Lewan coming out of Michigan, which is obviously attracting a lot of attention among high pickers like the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons and the St. Louis Rams, with Lewan visiting all three teams.
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NFL Rumors – Atlanta Falcons Interested in Signing Jairus Byrd
It seems like Jairus Byrd and the Buffalo Bill won’t be coming to terms on a new deal, and the team isn’t going to use the franchise tag on him. This leaves an opening for the Atlanta Falcons to try and sign the safety, if they can improve their cap situation.
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NFL Rumors – Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans & St. Louis Rams Interested in Signing Louis Delmas
Many were surprised when the Detroit Lions released safety Louis Delmas before this weekend as they made some cap clearing moves, as he’s definitely a player who won’t have much trouble finding a good contract on a new team, with interest possibly coming from the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans & St. Louis Rams.
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Most Disappointing Teams of the 2013 NFL Season
While the focus in what remains of this NFL season goes to the playoff teams, a lot should be said for the failures this season. From the colossal ones like the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins, to teams that played well for most of the way but failed in the final stretch, like the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears.
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San Francisco 49ers – Not Sure if Relieved or Worried
On one hand, the San Francisco 49ers clinched a playoff spot and still have a chance to win the division and even get a number one seed in the NFC if things go their way in the final week. But there’s also the negative side to their win over the Atlanta Falcons, as they barely made it through against a much weaker team until the final minute of the game.
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Saints vs Falcons – This Used to be a Fair Fight
Wins for the Atlanta Falcons in their rivalry with the New Orleans Saints have been quite rare over the last seven years, but this year was the return to sweep form, as teams with mirroring records looks like they don’t belong in the same sentence. It wasn’t so easy for Drew Brees and his defense in a 17-13 win, but it’s hard to think of any other longstanding division rivalry looking so empty of parity and fairness at the moment.
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NFL Rumors – Atlanta Falcons Not Trading Tony Gonzalez
Despite ESPN really trying hard to push that angle, the Atlanta Falcons have made no indication that they’re going to trade Tony Gonzalez in order to give him some sort of shot for the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, while giving themselves a first round pick as the failure (so far) of this season is some wake up call and time for a minor rebuild.
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New York Giants Rumors – Trading Hakeem Nicks
The New York Giants and Hakeem Nicks failed to reach a contract extension agreement this offseason, which means there’s a good chance he’ll be traded before the deadline (After week 8), considering his free agency and how bad the team is doing, with plenty of teams, including the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions all have wide receiver problems, and might be willing to part with some draft picks.
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Atlanta Falcons – It Shouldn’t Have Been This Bad
After reaching the NFC Championship game last season, no one imagined the Atlanta Falcons would open the 2013 season with a 1-4 record, far away from any hope and talk about being Super Bowl contenders.