Atlanta Falcons News and Rumors

Times Staff, tampabay.com

When the Bucs visit the Falcons on Sunday, Atlanta will already have sewn up the No. 1 playoff seed in the NFC. That begs a common question at this time of year: Will they play their starters and key players or rest them for the playoffs? They offered n…

Michael Cunningham, ajc.com

The Falcons today added reserve offensive lineman Joe Hawley to the active roster and placed wide receiver Kevin Cone on injured reserve. Hawley returned to practice last week after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abu…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Suspended Bucs cornerback Eric Wright has returned to the team and is eligible to return to the lineup for the season finale against the Falcons on Sunday. But coach Greg Schiano said he isn’t certain if Wright will play and won’t be until he sees him…

Michael Cunningham, ajc.com

The Falcons say this season won’t end like the one in 2008 . . . or 2010 . . . or 2011. That’s three playoff busts in three tries for the Falcons with general manager Thomas Dimitroff, coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan. That’s a lot of bagg…

NBC Sports, yahoo.com

In 6 in :60, Rodney Harrison says that he believes the Redskins will win the NFC East. He says the Cowboys don’t have the confidence to get the job done in Washington. He says that there isn’t just one person to blame for the Steelers’ disappointing…

nydailynews.com

This was no way for the Giants to defend their Super Bowl championship, going down without a fight the last two weeks. Where was the pride? Where was the sense of urgency? Where was the ability to rise above adversity and impose their will? Where were t…