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| Falcons reward GM Dimitroff with extension |
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03/09/2011 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have rewarded general manager Thomas Dimitroff with a multi-year contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dimitroff, who has been the GM of the Falcons since 2008, has brought many notable players to Atlanta through the draft, including quarterback Matt Ryan, left tackle Sam Baker, linebacker Curtis Lofton and safeties Thomas DeCoud and William Moore. His first task was to find a new head coach after the Falcons went 4 |
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| Packers re-sign S Peprah |
NFL Football |
03/04/2011 |
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| work) - The Green Bay Packers have re-signed safety Charlie Peprah. No terms of the deal were released. Peprah recorded career-highs with 64 tackles, two interceptions and seven passes defended over 14 games, in a career-best 11 starts, in 2010. The five-year pro out of Alabama also recorded 26 tackles in the post-season, including a team-high 10 tackles in the Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh. He has totaled 90 tackles and two interceptions in four seasons with the Packers and one with the Atlanta Falcons. |
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| NFL labor situation in doubt as owners gather |
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03/02/2011 |
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| aranteed ``war chest'' income for the NFL, giving it an unfair advantage in labor talks. Tuesday was the eighth day of bargaining overseen by mediator George Cohen. The New York Giants' John Mara, the first owner to attend the federal mediation; Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee; and Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen were among those accompanying NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday. ``I don't think you could have a greater sense of ur |
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| NFL labor deadline nears; union wins in court |
Headlines |
03/01/2011 |
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| or six hours Tuesday. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and his group left shortly before 8 p.m. - 52 hours before the current collective bargaining agreement expires. Mara, the first owner to attend the federal mediation; Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee; and Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen were among those accompanying NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for the eighth day of bargaining overseen by George Cohen. He is t |
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| 8th day of NFL, union mediation wraps up |
NFL Football |
03/01/2011 |
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| icipate since a federal mediator began overseeing the talks. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and his group left shortly before 8 p.m., 52 hours before the current collective bargaining agreement is due to expire. Mara, Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee, and Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen were among those joining NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell when mediation resumed Tuesday at 1 p.m. It's the eighth day of media |
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| McKay sole chairman of NFL competition committee |
NFL Football |
03/01/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay is now the sole chairman of the NFL's competition committee, a role he had shared with former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher. The NFL announced the change Tuesday. McKay has been on the committee since 1994 and a co-chairman since 1998. Fisher became co-chair in 2001, but no longer is a member of the committee; he will be a nonvoting adviser during this offseason. Fisher and the Titans parted ways in January. He was their coach for 16 seasons.
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| SEC champion to be crowned in Atlanta through 2017 |
Division I College Football |
02/25/2011 |
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| s held for two years in Birmingham, Ala., before moving to Atlanta since 1994. All but one of the games held at the 70,000-seat Georgia Dome has been a sellout, and the last five conference champions have gone on to win the national title. The NFL Atlanta Falcons are working to build a new outdoor stadium near the Georgia Dome, but officials have stressed that the indoor facility must remain open to host events such as the SEC championship and basketball's Final Four.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Pres |
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| AP source: Lions, Coleman agree to terms |
Headlines |
02/18/2011 |
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| it Lions have agreed to a contract. The person, who spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced, did not specify the length of the deal. Coleman has played seven seasons in the NFL, the last three with the Atlanta Falcons. He started every game in 2008 and 2009, but he lost his starting job last season and was released by Atlanta earlier this month. Coleman was a fifth-round draft choice of the New York Jets in 2004 and had a career-high four interceptions as a roo |
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| Falcons bring Bratkowski on board as QB coach |
NFL Football |
02/14/2011 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have named Bob Bratkowski their new quarterbacks coach. The hiring fills the void that was created when Bill Musgrave left to become the Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator. Bratkowski had been fired by the Cincinnati Bengals two weeks ago after 10 seasons as the team's offensive coordinator. His offenses had some good seasons, particularly in 2005, when the Bengals finished fourth in the league with 26.3 points per game and won the AFC North. Cinc |
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| Falcons sign LB Wire, release S Coleman |
NFL Football |
02/09/2011 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Falcons have signed linebacker Coy Wire to a two-year contract and released safety Erik Coleman. No terms of the deal with Wire were released. Wire recorded eight special teams and four tackles as a linebacker this past season, his third with Atlanta. He was originally a third-round choice, 97th overall, by Buffalo in 2002. The Stanford product has registered 248 tackles and five sacks during his nine-year career. Coleman recorded 20 tackles in 12 contests, on |
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