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PFT on NBC Sports Network: Mike Smith, Hines Ward

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Falcons coach Mike Smith is in New Orleans this week, but not for the reason he’d like. He wanted to be coaching one of the teams in the Super Bowl instead of visiting the Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network crew on the Wednesday before the game. We…

ESPN.com

NEW ORLEANS -- Let's take a run through the day's headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS With Joe Flacco in the Super Bowl, you knew this question was going to come up. Did the Falcons make the right decision in drafting Matt Ryan over Flac…

CNNSI.com

NEW ORLEANS -- It was not difficult to find the members of the San Francisco 49ers' offensive line on the turf of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at Super Bowl Media Day on Tuesday, even though thousands of people were there, including peppy guys dressed as…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Near the end of the 49ers’ 28-24 NFC Championship Game win against the Falcons, 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks hit Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and left Ryan with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder. Brooks can empathize with Ryan’s plight since …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Ravens tight end Ed Dickson is watching tape of the 49ers, and he likes what he sees. Dickson said at Super Bowl Media Day that watching the 49ers’ defense give up 24 first-half points to the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, the Ravens became confi…

Bill Ladson, MLB.com

The Nationals are looking to win their second consecutive National League East title, and they realize it will not be easy. They noticed that the Braves improved themselves last week by acquiring outfielder Justin Upton in a trade that sent infielder/ou…

ESPN.com

There’s a sudden stream of speculation that the Atlanta Falcons could be moving to Los Angeles. I’m not buying it. Maybe you never say never, but I see this one as an extreme long shot. I see it simply as another step in the negotiating process to get…