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| White ends holdout with Falcons, gets extension |
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08/08/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons and wide receiver Roddy White have agreed to terms on a contract extension, ending the Pro Bowl selection's holdout from training camp. White set a franchise record last season with 1,382 receiving yards en route to his first Pro Bowl appearance. He has had two straight outstanding seasons for Atlanta after posting 1,202 receiving yards in 2007. A first-round pick out of UAB in 2005, White has never missed a game in his four-year career. In 64 career r |
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| Falcons sign WR Ferguson |
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08/06/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have reportedly signed veteran wide receiver Robert Ferguson. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the team has signed Ferguson, who is an eight-year veteran, to a one-year deal. Last season with Minnesota, he appeared in eight games and had three catches for 25 yards. Over his eight seasons in the NFL, six with Green Bay and two with Minnesota, Ferguson has appeared in 83 games and has 151 catches for 1,993 yards and 13 scores. |
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| Falcons lose Douglas for season |
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08/06/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas will miss the entire 2009 season because of an ACL tear in his left knee. Douglas was hurt during drills on Wednesday afternoon. As a rookie last season, Douglas played in all 16 games and caught 23 passes for 329 yards with a touchdown. He also ran for a score and returned a punt for a touchdown. Douglas, a third-round pick out of Louisville in the 2008 draft, returned 19 punts for an average of 11.9 yards. |
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| Falcons sign LB Winborn |
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08/01/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons signed free agent linebacker Jamie Winborn on Saturday and waived linebacker Rashad Bobino. Winborn is starting his ninth season in the NFL. He played for San Francisco (2001-05), Jacksonville (2005), Tampa Bay and spent the previous two seasons with Denver. In 92 career games (32 starts), he has logged 407 tackles, 10 sacks and three interceptions. Bobino was originally signed by the Falcons as a rookie free agent from the University of Texas on May 1 |
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| Falcons ink first-round pick DT Peria Jerry |
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07/30/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have signed first- round draft pick, defensive tackle Peria Jerry. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports it's a five-year contract. Chosen 24th overall, the consensus first-team All-SEC selection graduated from Ole Miss with 132 tackles, 11 1/2 sacks and one interception over four years with the Rebels. The 6-foot-2, 294-pounder helped the Rebel defense rank second in the conference and fourth in the nation in rush defense (85.5 ypg.) in 2008. The F |
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| Michael Vick conditionally reinstated to NFL |
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07/27/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - After missing the last two NFL seasons due to a lengthy jail sentence stemming from dogfighting charges, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was conditionally reinstated to the National Football League on Monday. Vick is permitted to sign with a team and participate in preseason games and all other team activities, and he will be considered for full reinstatement and to play in regular-season games by Week 6 (October 18-19) based on the progress he makes in his tran |
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| Former Falcon DE Bryan dead at 47 |
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07/27/2009 |
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| Coweta, OK (MySportsbook) - Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Rick Bryan passed away on Saturday at the age of 47. Bryan, an All-American defensive end at Oklahoma, died in his home on Saturday night. Former Sooners coach Barry Switzer said Bryan suffered congestive heart failure. A three-time All-Big Eight selection and a two-time All-American, Bryan holds the OU record for tackles by a lineman with 365. He was drafted ninth overall by the Falcons in 1984 and had 29 sacks over the next 10 seasons with t |
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| Report: Michael Vick conditionally reinstated to NFL |
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07/27/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was reportedly conditionally reinstated to the National Football League on Monday. More details to follow. |
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| Report: Vick met with NFL Commissioner Goodell on Wednesday |
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07/23/2009 |
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| o discuss the quarterback's reinstatement into the league. SI.com on Thursday cited multiple sources as saying Vick and Goodell were both seen leaving the premises of an office building in Allendale on Wednesday afternoon. In August 2007, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback pled guilty to federal charges stemming from a dogfighting operation conducted at a house he owned in Surry County, Virginia. He served 23 months for the conviction and was released from home confinement on Monday, ending his sentence. S |
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| Falcons sign second-round pick Moore |
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07/23/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons signed second-round pick William Moore on Thursday. Moore, a safety out of Missouri, logged 284 tackles, 22 passes defenses and six forced fumbles in his four-year collegiate career. The 6-foot, 227-pounder also recorded 11 interceptions, returning a school- record four for touchdowns in 48 games. |
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