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Keeping Ryan could cost nearly $140 million
Falcons owner Arthur Blank has walked down this gilded path before. Back in 2004, he made Michael Vick the highest-paid player in the league with a 10-year $130 million contract. Nine years later, the Falcons have closely monitored how Joe Flacco’s contract situation has played out in Baltimore. Flacco, a ...
Fastest players ever at the combine
The 40-yard dash has long been used as a way to evaluate the speed of football players at the NFL Scouting Combine. (The origin comes from the average distance of a punt being 40 yards.) Before 2000, players have been clocked using a stop watch. Nowadays a laser is used ...
Falcons release key veterans to create salary cap space
With an eye toward creating some salary cap space and getting younger, the Falcons released three key veterans -- running back Michael Turner, defensive end John Abraham and cornerback Dunta Robinson -- on Friday, the team confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Turner’s release saves the team $6.4 million under the ...
Top 40 NFL draft prospects
Hundreds, if not thousands, of college football players think they have what it takes to make it to the pros. In reality, few make it to the NFL. Here's a look at the top 40 prospects for this year's draft.
Jarvis Jones to skip NFL combine workouts
Former Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, who’s considered one of the top 10 prospects in the NFL draft, will not workout at the NFL scouting combine, according to his representative. The NFL combine started today and runs through next Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Jones, who projects to defensive end in ...
Ex-UGA standout Ogletree recently arrested for DUI
Former Georgia linebacker Alec Ogletree, one of the top prospects in the NFL draft, was recently arrested in Arizona and charged with driving under the influence, according to his agent Pat Dye Jr. “My client Alec Ogletree was pulled over for speeding and a lane violation in Arizona,” Dye said ...
Ravens fans love their Super Bowl champs
Fans toast their team, with a parade from City Hall to the Ravens' stadium.
Abraham, Turner could be released to create salary cap space
The Falcons may have been just 10 yards short from reaching Super Bowl XLVII, but don’t expect them to stand pat in 2013. Like old crooner Sam Cooke use to sing, “A change is gonna come.” Contending teams that remain stagnant in the NFL risk falling back into the pack ...
Super Bowl Football Factory in Ada Ohio
The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC championship games.
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