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After 17 seasons, Philip Rivers announced his retirement from the NFL this week. He spent 16 seasons with the Chargers and played his final year in the league with Indianapolis, where he led the Colts to a playoff berth at 39. Rivers is ending his career with 63,440 passing yards and 421 touchdowns, which ranks […]
With general manager Terry Fontenot and head coach Arthur Smith now in place, several of the remaining coaches for the Atlanta Falcons learned their fate on Wednesday. Among the coaches not kept by the new regime was offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Koetter was an uninspired choice to replace the inexperienced Steve Sarkisian. Koetter had served […]
Raheem Morris has surfaced as a front runner for the defensive coordinator position with the Los Angeles Rams. Morris served as an Atlanta Falcons coach for the past six seasons after being a head coach of the Buccaneers. Morris started with the Falcons as a defensive back coach before the 2015 season and culminated as […]
The Atlanta Falcons have officially hired Terry Fontenot as their new General Manager. Fontenot joins Atlanta after working in the New Orleans Saints organization for the last 18 years. Fontenot has helped the Saints to their most successful stint in the franchise’s existence including a Super Bowl win in 2010. Fontenot served as director of […]
For the third straight season, the New Orleans Saints lost a home playoff game. As a result, for the second consecutive year, Drew Brees now must choose whether or not to return for another try at a second Super Bowl ring. Like last year, Brees will take his time making his decision. If this is […]
The Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints share one of the best, most heated rivalries in the NFL. The NFL world outside of the deep south paid little attention because of the futility of both franchises for much of their respective existence. That has changed in the last decade or so as New Orleans won […]
Arthur Smith won’t arrive in Atlanta as a household name like new Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer. He doesn’t come to the Falcons with the experience of winning a Super Bowl and coordinating the Kansas City Chiefs like Eric Bieniemy. But after a more careful review of the hot NFL coaching candidates this hiring […]
The Atlanta Falcons announced on Friday afternoon that they had come to terms with Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith to become the next head coach. Smith represents the third head coach hired since Arthur Blank bought the Falcons from the Smith family. The previous coaches, Mike Smith (no relation) and Dan Quinn, were both […]
The Atlanta Falcons appear to be close to choosing their new general manager according to a report by Ian Rapoport. Terry Fontenot of the New Orleans Saints looks to be the leading candidate. The deal cannot be announced until the Saints are out of the playoffs, so this could be a similar situation as when […]
The Atlanta Falcons seem to be narrowing down their very broad list of coaching candidates as Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith was brought in for a second interview on Wednesday. Robert Saleh, who also interviewed with the Falcons, completed his second interview on Wednesday as well, but this time with the New York Jets. […]