Falcons keep plowing with Peter KonzAs it turns out, the Atlanta Falcons aren’t planning to jump over that playoff hurdle that’s been talked so much about. They simply plan to plow right through it. The latest evidence came Friday night when the Falcons used their second-round draft pic… |
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Trivia on Saints' Canadian draft pickApr 27, 2012
The New Orleans Saints turned a few heads when they drafted a player from a Canadian university Friday night. They used a third-round pick No. 89 overall on Regina defensive tackle Akiem Hicks. ESPN Stats & Information passed along a great trivia nu… |
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Falcons add more O-line depthApr 27, 2012
The Atlanta Falcons just drafted an offensive tackle, but I don’t think you can go ahead and pencil in Lamar Holmes as an instant replacement for Sam Baker at left tackle. The Falcons took Holmes out of Southern Mississippi with a third-round pick (No. … |
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Saints look to Canada for DT helpApr 27, 2012
The New Orleans Saints, who were without a pick in the first two rounds, just made their first pick of the draft and it’s a unique one. They selected a guy who played his college football in Canada. They chose Regina defensive tackle Akiem Hicks with th… |
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Falcons get Konz, Bucs add DavidApr 27, 2012
We’ve got some second-round developments in the NFC South. The Atlanta Falcons just used their second-round pick (No. 55 overall) on Wisconsin offensive lineman Peter Konz and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued to be aggressive by trading back into the … |
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Panthers load up on O-line with SilatoluApr 27, 2012
The need wasn’t immediate, but that didn’t stop the Carolina Panthers. They just selected Midwestern State offensive lineman Amini Silatolu in the second round (40th overall). This one comes as a bit of a surprise. Most of Carolina’s remaining needs… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With two picks in the 2012 draft, the Panthers have added no weapons for quarterback Cam Newton. With the 40th overall pick, however, Carolina has at least picked a guy who may help give Cam more time to find whatever weapons he has. The Panthers selec… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last month, an employee of NFL Network publicly identified the person who was believed to have blown the whistle on the Saints’ bounty system. Now, an employee of a TV station owned by Saints owner Tom Benson publicly has identified the person believed … |
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Around the NFC SouthApr 27, 2012
As we get ready for the NFL draft to resume, let’s take a spin through some NFC South headlines. — Great quote from NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock on Tampa Bay safety Mark Barron: “I love this kid because his floor and ceiling are the sam… |
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Another fun night in the NFC SouthApr 27, 2012
The NFL draft doesn’t resume until 7 p.m. ET, but the chatter already is starting to pick up. No, I haven’t heard any real strong rumors about NFC South teams looking to make trades in the second round, but that’s possible as the night goes on. Mean… |
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Inside or out for Luke Kuechly?Apr 27, 2012
There’s a big question now that the Carolina Panthers have used their first-round pick on linebacker Luke Kuechly. Where does he play? General manager Marty Hurney and coach Ron Rivera aren’t giving any hints if Kuechly will play inside, where he spen… |
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What first-round picks can expectApr 27, 2012
One of the best things about the NFL’s collective-bargaining agreement that went into place last year is that rookie salaries are pretty much slotted. There’s some room for negotiation, but not much. You can pretty much look at the contracts last year… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com FOX8 in New Orleans claims to have identified ESPN's source for the Mickey Loomis wiretapping story, and if they're right, it wasn't anyone intimately connected with football operations. Instead, FOX8 (a station owned by Saints owner Tom Benson) claims … |
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Kuechly could be what Dan Morgan wasn'tApr 27, 2012
As I drove down to Bradenton, Fla., back in February to interview some draft prospects at IMG Football Academy, I thought a lot about Carolina’s 2001 draft class. That’s because I was about to see a member of that class -- Chris Weinke, who now is IMG… |
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Looking ahead to Day 2Apr 27, 2012
The second round of the draft is shaping up to be a very quiet one for the NFC South. At the moment, the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons are the only two teams with picks in the round. The Panthers have No. 40 overall, and the Falcons have No. 55.… |
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