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Ray Edwards clears waivers

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

On Monday night, the Atlanta Falcons abruptly cut defensive end Ray Edwards.  Per a league source, Edwards has now cleared waivers. The window closed at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with no teams making a claim for the man who spent five years with the Vi…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Falcons are coming off a loss for the first time this season and they started their practice week without a couple of key players on the field. Wide receiver Julio Jones and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon both skipped practice on Wednesday while recov…

D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com

FLOWERY BRANCH – Retired running backs turned broadcasters LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshall Faulk weighed in on the Falcons running game. Tomlinson came to the defense of his former understudy Michael Turner on Wednesday and Faulk was accused of nitpick…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Saints’ attempt to dig out from under their 0-4 start to return to the playoff picture got a huge boost from Sunday’s 31-27 win over the Falcons. Tight end Jimmy Graham played a big role in that winning effort. He caught seven passes for a career-…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is not fond of the Falcons. Vilma, who along with teammate Scott Shanle thought that the Falcons were “classless” in the way they acted before Sunday’s Saints-Falcons game, has added that he doesn’t feel the need t…

ESPN.com

New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Sunday’s 31-27 victory against the Atlanta Falcons. Graham caught seven passes for a career-high 146 yards. It marked the first time this seaso…

ESPN.com

The big topic in Atlanta this week is the Falcons’ short-yardage running game. It should be because the Falcons are a yard away from being 9-0. They had three plays at the New Orleans 1-yard line late in Sunday’s game, but couldn’t score. Two Matt R…

Around the NFC South

Nov 14, 2012

ESPN.com

Time for a Wednesday morning run through the headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Mark Bradley makes a good historical point after the Falcons released defensive end Ray Edwards following their first loss of the season. Bradley reminds us…

D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com

A breakdown of the key plays from the Falcons-Saints game after reviewing the Coaches’ Film: 1. Mike Johnson lined up a left tight end in a power formation and caught his first career touchdown pass. Mike Johnson is lined up at left tight end in a doubl…