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2/11/25 | Will This Be the Year the Atlanta Falcons Select a Georgia Bulldog in the NFL Draft?. Will the 2025 NFL Draft be the year we finally see the Atlanta Falcons select a Georgia Bulldog in the first round? The 2024 football season has officially ended, which means the countdown to the NFL Draft is underway as hundreds of prospects look to achieve their dreams of playing football at the professional level. The question of “will this be the year that the Atlanta Falcons finally draft a Georgia player in the first round?”. Since 1966, the Atlanta Falcons have made more than 55 selections in the first round of the NFL Draft. Source: https://www.si.com/college/georgia/football/will-t... |
2/10/25 | UF hires Nick Polk to head Gators’ football front office. GAINESVILLE — UF is expected to hire Nick Polk to head Gators’ football front office, the Orlando Sentinel has confirmed. Polk spent 17 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons director of football operations, where he was responsible for salary cap management, contract proposals, player contracts, trades, football budgets and strategy. The Gators interviewed at least four candidates for the role. ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/uf-hires-nick-polk-head-2... |
2/10/25 | Patriots pass catcher sells Super Bowl ring from 28-3 comeback for $88K. New England's famed 28-3 comeback against the Atlanta Falcons is still paying off for one member of the 2016 Patriots. Martellus Bennett sold his Super Bowl LI ring for $88,125 over the weekend, according to Hunt Auctions. Bennett spent the 2016 season with New England and returned for a brief cameo in 2017 after being waived by the Packers. In 18 games with the Patriots, he had 61 receptions for 754 yards and seven touchdowns. Source: https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/02/patriots... |
2/10/25 | ESPN's 2025 NFL Power Rankings aren't Hopeful for Atlanta Falcons. The Atlanta Falcons have already made one-big change to their 2025 team even if the new-league year has yet to officially start. Lake set the bar so low for the Falcons in 2024, that Ulbrich should be an improvement in 2025, even if the underperforming personnel takes a step back. The Falcons will likely be without veterans Justin Simmons, Matt Judon, and David Onyemata in 2025, but they looked like a shell of their former selves in 2024 anyway. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/espn-2025-nfl-power... |
2/09/25 | The One Defensive Move Falcons Clearly Won't Make Floated as Possiblility. The Atlanta Falcons could be in for another offseason with significant defensive changes. Little salary cap space and draft picks will place a limit on what the team can do. One defensive back the Falcons have under contract for 2025 is safety Jessie Bates. BR named Bates one of the top three trade targets for the Indianapolis Colts this spring. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/jessie-bates-nfl-tr... |