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Their offseason program barely has begun but the Atlanta Falcons already are devising game plans for the upcoming season. "We've already put one day in the books, where it was pretty much just about the way we are defending the read-option," lineb...

The NFC South might be the only division in the NFL with four franchise quarterbacks, assuming Tampa Bay's Josh Freeman can be just a little more consistent. When Freeman is on his game, he joins Atlanta's Matt Ryan, New Orleans' Drew Brees and Ca...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Cody Grimm recently took a cut in pay, presumably to keep his spot on the roster as the Bucs have rebuilt their secondary. Grimm, who started nine games as a rookie in 2010 but has started only three games since then, t...

The rivalry between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints won't be the only marquee game involving an NFC South team in the opening week of the 2013 season. Tampa Bay's opener against the New York Jets is going to put the Buccaneers in th...

Breakdown: After coming up 10 yards short of the Super Bowl, the Atlanta Falcons will enter the 2013 season as a media darling. They'll have five nationally televised games, including Sunday night games with the Patriots (Week 4) and at Green Bay (We...

Breakdown: The Saints may be coming off a losing season, but they still are going to get plenty of national attention. They'll play four games in prime time, including two at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints' schedule is tied for the second-ha...

Breakdown: The Panthers have the NFL's hardest schedule, with opponents combining for a .543 winning percentage in 2012. Six games are against opponents that went to the playoffs last season. But there's plenty of good news that comes along with Caro...

The NFL has announced its preseason schedule. I'll roll out the schedules for all four NFC South teams as quickly as I can. Let's start with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Exact dates and times have only been determined for the national television game...

The Carolina Panthers just announced their preseason schedule. They'll open at home on Aug. 9 (exact kickoff time has yet to be determined) against Chicago. On Aug. 15, they'll play at Philadelphia and the exact time for that game hasn't been set....

The Atlanta Falcons pulled a bit of a surprise Thursday morning. They're in the process of releasing starting right tackle Tyson Clabo. He has started every game since 2008, but this is an economic move. The Falcons are only about $2 million under...

Time for a run through the headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Daniel Cox points out that Matt Ryan leads the league with 22 game-winning drives since the start of the 2008 season. I'm sure that's a statistic Ryan's agent will ...

Football is a game of yards, but the Atlanta Falcons are making it all about miles this offseason. With the addition of defensive end Osi Umenyiora, the Falcons continued their trend of trading in high-mile luxury editions for similar mode...

A look at whether each NFC South team has been a winner or a loser in free agency: Atlanta Falcons: The process is far from over, but the Falcons are winners so far. They made a significant upgrade to their running game by signing Steven Jackson t...

The Carolina Panthers, who began free agency quietly, finally are making some noise. They've signed veteran cornerback Drayton Florence and re-signed backup quarterback Derek Anderson. Although Florence is 32 and started only three games with D...

Tampa Bay cornerback Eric Wright reportedly is appealing the voiding of his $7.75 million guaranteed base salary for 2013. Wright's guarantee was voided after he served a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhanc...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have placed the lowest restricted free-agent tender on defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, according to a league source. The Bucs placed the $1.323 million tender on a player who wound up starting 14 games and producing fou...