De Smith says Saints fans, Sean Payton got the “raw end of the deal”Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The bounty case is over, for the most part. But with the NFL soon descending on New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII, plenty more will be said about the situation — especially since Saints coach Sean Payton remains suspended as the franchise is preparing … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers interviewed New York Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross and Montreal Alouettes general manager Jim Popp on Tuesday for their vacant GM position. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to hire Atlanta director of player personnel Dave Caldwell as general manager, charging him with turning around one of the league's worst teams. |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to hire Atlanta director of player personnel David Caldwell as general manager, charging him with turning around one of the league's worst teams. |
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Daniel Engber, deadspin.com Three months ago, the head coach of a professional football team made a terrible, terrible decision. On Sept. 30, up by a point with less than two minutes to go, Carolina's Ron Rivera decided to punt the ball away to the Atlanta Falcons, even though it … |
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When owner Jerry Richardson decided to let Ron Rivera stay as coach of the Carolina Panthers on Saturday, you pretty much knew there would be some other movement. After going 7-9, Rivera had to convince Richardson he had some changes in mind that would … |
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Adam Schefter, ESPN.com Dave Caldwell has reached agreement on a deal to become the Jacksonville Jaguars' new general manager, according to a league source. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After three interviews with the Jaguars for their vacant G.M. position, Falcons director of player personnel Dave Caldwell agreed to take a second interview with the Jets. It sparked rumblings that Caldwell was looking for more money from the Jaguars t… |
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One of the reasons the Atlanta Falcons traded for Asante Samuel back in the spring was because the veteran cornerback knows how to win. Samuel has been on two Super Bowl championship teams with New England and also spent time with Philadelphia. Samuel h… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Panthers made a change at their best-funded position, but not the one that gave their fans a Twitter heart attack for a moment. According to Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer, the Panthers fired running backs coach John Settle Tuesday, the first … |
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Time to catch up on some news and notes from all corners of the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS General manager Mark Dominik said the first step in deciding if Ronde Barber will return for another year will be for the veteran defensive back to decide if … |
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We already showed you the playing-time breakdown for the Atlanta Falcons defense. Now, let’s switch over to the offensive side, where the Falcons had 1,073 plays. Here’s the complete breakdown of how many snaps each offensive player got, followed by m… |
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Northwest meets Southeast when the Seattle Seahawks visit the Atlanta Falcons in an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday. Seattle is fresh off its first road playoff victory since 1983, having won 24-14 at Washington in the wild-card round. The Seahawks a… |
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Around the NFC SouthJan 8
Let's take a quick tour of the top headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Falcons may have a little edge on the Seahawks when it comes to preparation. The Falcons were off all last week and the coaching staff used that time to prepare f… |
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Good omen for Falcons?Jan 8
Here are some numbers that should be very encouraging for fans of the Atlanta Falcons. Quarterback Matt Ryan completed a league-best 68.6 percent of his passes in the 2012 season. That’s the 13th best completion percentage in history for quarterbacks th… |
This is the January 8, 2013 news archive. View today's NFC South news and rumors.
