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Falcons - Team History
Atlanta Falcons, professional football team and one of five teams
in the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC)
of the National Football League (NFL). Under the league’s realignment
plan, which will take affect in 2002, the Falcons will play in the
South Division of the NFC. The Falcons play in the Georgia Dome and
wear uniforms of black, red, silver, and white. The team’s name
was inspired by a letter from schoolteacher Julia Elliott of Griffin,
Georgia, who won a contest in 1965 to name the new franchise, writing:
“The falcon is proud and dignified, with courage and fight.
It is deadly and has a great sporting tradition.”
Under the direction of
head coach Dan Reeves, the Falcons franchise captured its first
NFC championship following the 1998 regular season. A group of seasoned
veterans led the team, including quarterback Chris Chandler, linebacker
Cornelius Bennett, and kicker Morten Andersen. Atlanta advanced
to Super Bowl XXXIII, where they lost to the Denver Broncos.
Altanta was awarded an
NFL franchise for the 1966 season. The team’s first head coach
was Norb Hecker, a former assistant to the legendary Vince Lombardi
of the Green Bay Packers. Linebacker Tommy Nobis was the team’s
first draft pick; in 1966 he captured the NFL rookie of the year
award.
During the 1960s and
early 1970s the Falcons produced several top players, including
Nobis, defensive end Claude Humphrey, and offensive tackle George
Kunz. The club struggled, but bright spots included the play of
running back Dave Hampton and quarterback Steve Bartkowski. Atlanta
posted consecutive 4-10 win-loss records in 1975 and 1976 before
improving during the late 1970s. Rookie head coach Leeman Bennett
guided the Falcons to a 7-7 record in 1977. Atlanta boasted a strong
defense that was anchored by Humphrey and cornerback Rolland Lawrence.
In 1978 the Falcons made their playoff debut after posting a 9-7
record. Entering the playoffs as a wild card team, Atlanta beat
out the Philadelphia Eagles before falling to the eventual Super
Bowl champions, the Dallas Cowboys.
Atlanta returned to top
form in 1980, winning the Western Division. Once again, however,
the Falcons lost to the Cowboys in the second round of the playoffs.
Bartkowski, running back Gerald Riggs, and center Jeff Van Note
led the team as it returned to the playoffs in 1982. The playoff
appearance was followed by three consecutive last-place finishes,
despite Riggs’s 1,719 yards in 1985, which led all NFL rushers
that year. The club endured eight straight losing seasons and four
coaching changes from 1983 through 1990. In 1991 former Houston
Oilers head coach Jerry Glanville ended the playoff drought by guiding
the team to a 10-6 record and a wild card berth. A rejuvenated offense
featured quarterback Chris Miller and wide receivers Michael Haynes
and Andre Rison. Haynes’s average of 22.4 yards per catch
led the NFL and was the league’s best since 1983. Another
strong player on the team was cornerback Deion Sanders, who also
played in the outfield for the Atlanta Braves of major league baseball.
June Jones, a former
Falcons backup quarterback from the team’s 1978 playoff season,
returned to Atlanta as head coach in 1994. A strict believer in
a powerful, high-scoring offense, Jones stressed an aggressive game
that allowed quarterback Jeff George to pass for 3,734 yards in
1994. A year later George passed for an NFL-best 4,143 yards as
the team posted a 9-7 win-loss record. Atlanta went to the playoffs
that year but lost in the first round to the Green Bay Packers.
In 1996 the team dropped to a 3-13 record. After the 1996 season,
Jones was replaced by former Denver Broncos head coach Dan Reeves.
In 1998 Atlanta posted
a 14-2 win-loss record and captured the NFC Western Division title.
Led by Bennett, Chandler, running back Jamal Anderson, and receiver
Terance Mathis, the Falcons defeated the San Francisco 49ers and
the Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs, and won the NFC championship.
Atlanta met Reeves’s former team, the Broncos, in the Super
Bowl, which the Broncos won, 34-19.
1999 Super Bowl XXXIII
Lost to Denver Broncos, 34-19.
<p>Falcons coach Mike Smith is a defensive guy by trade, but is extremely pleased with the direction of the team's offense.</p>
<p>They added one major weapon last season in tight end Tony Gonzalez, when they sent their second-round pick to Kansas City for the future Hall of Famer.</p>
<p>"I think it was very good for (quarterback) Matt (Ryan) to have Tony, another weapon in our arsenal," Smith said. "I know that our offensive staff was real pleased with what we are able to do with Tony. I think we went from 19 catches from our tight ends to over 100 in year two. I think it opens up a lot for our offense."</p> <p>Gonzalez's reach extends far beyond just helping with the developing of Ryan and helping the offense to evolve.</p> <p>"I think that Tony not only helped our offense, but he helped...
BALTIMORE - Inside the banquet hall, a humbled but defiant Michael Vick was honoured Tuesday night as one of 32 NFL players to receive the Ed Block Courage Award.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12g3rpbe1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-blockcourageaward&prov=ap&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100309/thumb.9275a2e287ed479aac20841c380b7d56.block_courage_awards_vick_football_mdgb106.jpg" width="129" height="90" alt="Animal rights activists, left to right, Merle Kougl and Nancy Cole protest the honoring of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick(notes) at the Ed Block courage awards on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Baltimore." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Inside the banquet hall, a humbled but defiant Michael Vick was honored Tuesday night as one of 32 NFL players to receive the Ed Block Courage Award. Outside, dozens of protesters expressed dismay over his nomination. The award is presented to players who exemplify commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.</p><br clear="all" />
Falcons owner Arthur Blank took the same approach with Dunta Robinson that he used two years ago on Michael Turner. Welcome to Atlanta, your first and final stop as an unrestricted agent. "I was brought in on Mr. Blank's private jet," Robinson said Monday, "and I was sold from that point on." Robinson, considered by many as the most sought-after cornerback in free agency,...
The Detroit Lions have traded two late-round draft picks to acquire cornerback Chris Houston from the Atlanta Falcons. Houston, a second-round pick for Atlanta in 2007, became expendable after the Falcons signed Dunta Robinson as an unrestricted free agent. The Falcons will receive an additional sixth-round pick from Detroit and move up from the 18th spot to second in the fifth round.
On the second day of the NFL's free agent signing period, the Arizona Cardinals went the trade route to fill a big need. The Cardinals acquired safety Kerry Rhodes from the New York Jets on Saturday for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a seventh-rounder in 2011. Rhodes is expected to move into the starting spot opposite All-Pro Adrian Wilson that was vacated when Antrel Rolle, a...
The Atlanta Falcons have signed free-agent cornerback Dunta Robinson, the Houston Texans' career interceptions leader, to a six-year, US$57 million contract.
ATLANTA - A person familiar with the negotiations said the Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms on a six-year deal Friday with free-agent cornerback Dunta Robinson, who had 13 interceptions in the last six seasons with Houston.
The Atlanta Falcons plan to sign backup quarterback Chris Redman to a contract extension. Terms of the deal, which Redman is expected to sign soon, were not released Friday. Redman first joined the Falcons in 2007, and went 0-2 as a starter last year filling in for former NFL offensive rookie of the year Matt Ryan.
How each of the 32 NFL teams are approaching Friday's opening of free agency with no salary cap: AFC BALTIMORE RAVENS Ravens don't intend to be thrifty. In quest to enhance roster, especially at wide receiver, Ravens expect to benefit from cost-cutting measures by other teams. "There will be some real good players that are going to get cut," general manager Ozzie Newsome said.
The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed cornerback Brian Williams to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not released Thursday. Williams, an eight-year veteran who played from 2006-08 with Jacksonville, joined the Falcons last Sept. 6 and started five games at left cornerback before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
NEW YORK - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been given a new five-year contract as the league heads into a key period of labour negotiations that could lead to a work stoppage in 2011.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been given a new five-year contract as the league heads into a key period of labor negotiations that could lead to a work stoppage in 2011. Goodell replaced Paul Tagliabue on Sept. 1, 2006, and his contract was due to expire this September. The NFL said Friday that owners voted to award the new contract when they met in December, and his new deal runs until March...
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