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| Falcons re-sign DE Davis to four-year deal |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with defensive end Chauncey Davis on a four-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Chauncey will continue to add toughness and consistency to our defense," said General Manager Thomas Dimitroff. "We are always pleased to extend our core players who represent well on and off the field." The four-year veteran registered 38 tackles, four sacks and three fumble recoveries in 16 games last season. Originally a fourth |
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| Falcons re-sign nine players |
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03/03/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed tight end Justin Peelle, linebackers Coy Wire and Tony Gilbert, defensive tackle Jason Jefferson, offensive lineman Ben Wilkerson and safety Jamaal Fudge, the club announced Tuesday. The team also signed running back Jason Snelling, cornerback Brent Grimes and safety Antonie Harris to exclusive rights contracts. Peelle competed in 16 games -- 11 starts -- for the Falcons in 2008, and caught 15 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He |
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| Cowboys add LB Brooking |
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02/28/2009 |
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| Irving, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Cowboys bolstered their linebacking corps Saturday, signing free agent Keith Brooking to a three-year contract. Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Brooking started all 16 games for the Atlanta Falcons in 2008, leading the team with 133 tackles -- 80 solo. The 11-year veteran has been selected to five Pro Bowls and played in Super Bowl XXXIII in his rookie season. Atlanta's first-round selection in the 1998 draft, Brooking has led the Falcons in tackles for each of |
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| Chargers sign Forney to two-year deal |
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02/25/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Chargers signed veteran guard Kynan Forney to a two-year contract on Wednesday. Forney, who was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent, joined the Chargers last September after spending seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he appeared in 95 games (88 starts). He was named a Pro Bowl alternate in 2005. Forney didn't see any action in the three contests for which he was active last season. |
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| Falcons part ways with safety Milloy |
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02/23/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons parted ways with veteran safety Lawyer Milloy by announcing they would not renew his contract. In three seasons in a Falcons uniform, Milloy totaled 342 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions and 15 passes defensed. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Milloy has a Super Bowl championship with New England in 2001. Before coming to Atlanta, he spent three years with the Buffalo Bills (2003-2005) and was a member of the Patriots from 1996-2002. "As an organi |
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| Patriots ink LB Banta-Cain, TE Listorti |
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02/18/2009 |
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| free agent in 2007, the University of California product spent the past two seasons with the 49ers, appearing in 28 games with 10 starts. Over his 82-game career, including 15 starts, Banta-Cain has recorded 150 tackles, 12.5 sacks and one interception. Listorti, 24, had two stints on the New York Jets' practice squad last season and was originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as a rookie free agent out of the University of Massachusetts in May of last year. He was waived by the Falcons prior to the season. |
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| Falcons sign OT Svitek |
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02/12/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons signed offensive tackle Will Svitek on Thursday. A four-year NFL veteran, the 27-year-old Svitek was released by the Kansas City Chiefs at the conclusion of training camp last season and did not see the field during 2008. The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder appeared in 16 games with the Chiefs, logging four starts after Kansas City selected him in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. |
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| Report: Ex-Falcons RB Anderson arrested on cocaine charges |
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02/08/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Ex-Atlanta Falcons running back Jamal Anderson was reportedly arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of cocaine possession. According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, police said that Anderson was caught snorting cocaine in a bathroom stall at a local nightclub. A marijuana cigarette was also found in his pocket. Anderson and an accomplice were taken to Fulton County jail, where the former running back was charged with both marijuana and cocaine possession. The report states he has a court d |
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| 49ers name Raye offensive coordinator, Johnson QB coach |
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02/06/2009 |
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| 9ers in 1977 as the team's wide receivers coach, and had stints with a number of teams as offensive coordinator. He was with the Los Angeles Rams (1983-84, 1991), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985-86), New England Patriots (1990), Kansas City Chiefs (1998-2000), Washington Redskins (2001) and Oakland Raiders (2004-05) before taking over the Jets' offense for the past three seasons. Johnson was the wide receivers coach for Baltimore from 2006-07 after spending three years as quarterbacks coach of the Atlanta Falcons. |
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| Falcons OL Weiner retires |
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02/05/2009 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Falcons veteran offensive tackle Todd Weiner announced his retirement Thursday. Weiner played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Falcons and Seattle Seahawks after a stellar career at Kansas State University. He joined the Falcons in 2002. "I want to thank (owner & CEO) Arthur Blank, (general manager) Thomas Dimitroff and coach (Mike) Smith for the opportunities they gave me to play here," said Weiner. "The Falcons are a first-class organization and due to the pos |
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