Falcons bio: Travian RobertsonTravian Robertson, Defensive tackle Seventh round (249th overall) South Carolina 6-foot-4, 300 pounds Hometown: Laurinburg, N.C. |
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Falcons elated to find power players in the draftApr 28, 2012
FLOWERY BRANCH - Falcons coach Mike Smith believes in playing power football, and the team added to its power-base during the NFL draft that concluded Saturday. |
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Falcons bio: Peter KonzApr 28, 2012
Peter Konz, C/G Second round (55th overall) Wisconsin 6-foot-5, 313 pounds Hometown: Neenah, Wis. |
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Falcons bio: Lamar HolmesApr 28, 2012
Lamar Holmes, offensive tackle Third round (91st overall) Southern Mississippi 6-foot-6, 334 pounds Hometown: Gastonia, N.C. |
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Falcons bio: Bradie EwingApr 28, 2012
Bradie Ewing, fullback Fifth round (157th overall) Wisconsin 5-foot-11, 243 pounds Hometown: Richland Center, Wis. |
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Falcons bio: Jonathan MassaquoiApr 28, 2012
Jonathan Massaquoi, defensive end Fifth round (164th overall) Troy 6-foot-2, 264 pounds Hometown: Lawrenceville Notes: Massaquoi, who moved to the United States from Liberia when he was six months old, played for Bradley Warren at Central Gwinnett. |
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Falcons bio: Charles MitchellApr 28, 2012
Charles Mitchell, strong safety Sixth round (192nd overall) Mississippi State 5-foot-11, 203 pounds Hometown: Clarksdale, Miss. |
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Falcons add Ewing, Massaquoi, Mitchell and RobertsonApr 28, 2012
D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com Former Troy defensive end Jonathan Massaquoi (above in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl, AP photo) declared for the NFL Draft as a junior. He played at Central Gwinnett High School. FLOWERY BRANCH — The Falcons selected Wisconsin fullback Bradie Ewing and T… |
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Celtics' Allen still hoping to be ready vs. HawksApr 28, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen is still not sure if he'll be able to play in the playoff opener against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. |
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Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen is still not sure if he'll be able to play in the playoff opener against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. |
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Celtics' Allen to travel, but status is uncertainApr 28, 2012
Greg Payne, ESPN.com Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen will travel with the team to Atlanta Saturday afternoon for the first-round playoff series with the Hawks, but he's still unsure if he'll play Sunday in Game 1. |
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Falcons Draft Southern Mississippi OL Lamar HolmesApr 28, 2012
Matt Loede, falconsgab.com By Jake Saltzman The Atlanta Falcons made two things clear in making their second overall selection Friday. One, draft at the position where you need the most help. Two, size matters. A lot. With the 91st overall pick in the draft, the Atlanta Falcons t… |
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Q&A: Lamar Holmes plans to take someone’s spotApr 28, 2012
D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com Southern Mississippi offensive lineman Lamar Holmes, left, blocks Auburn offensive lineman A J Greene during a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) FLOWERY BRANCH – Offensive ta… |
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NFC South remaining picksApr 28, 2012
There was a lot of trading up and down throughout the first three rounds of the NFL draft. So let’s take a look at what picks each team has remaining (at least for the moment) before the final day of the draft kicks off Saturday at noon ET. Falcons: The… |
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Q&A: Peter Konz knows how to do the Dirty BirdApr 28, 2012
D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com Falcons selected Peter Konz in the second round of the NFL draft on Thursday. (Associated Press) FLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons top draft pick Peter Konz took part in a conference call with local media on Friday shortly after being selected by the Falcons. He… |
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