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Atlanta Falcons General manager Thomas Dimitroff tells D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the Falcons are not in a rush to get a contract together for quarterback Matt Ryan because, "We all know that Matt is going to be here ...

Precisely a year ago, one of the most sordid scandals in the history of sports fell upon us out of the blue. On this afternoon a year ago, the NFL sent out a scathing report that said the New Orleans Saints had run a three-year bounty program wit...

NEW ORLEANS -- Before I run off to Super Bowl media day, let's take a look at the top headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Although uncertainty remains about the funding, five finalists have been selected as potential designers ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The bounty scandal is pretty much over, but details continue to emerge. The Times-Picayune obtained a copy of New Orleans Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt's testimony before appeals officer and former NFL commissioner Paul Tagli...

Chicago Bears New Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer has a history of developing players and getting the most out of them. "You look at the way we have turned our offensive line over," Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt said. "He has taken...

Time for a quick run through the afternoon headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS In this radio interview, cornerback Dunta Robinson said the Falcons had a special chemistry in their locker room. From everything I saw all season, h...

All those New Orleans fans hoping suspended coach Sean Payton will be reinstated soon might as well forget about that possibility. In fact, Payton might not be back on duty quite as soon as originally anticipated. The early word was that he could ...

Larry Holder has an explosive story in which an unnamed New Orleans player says Steve Spagnuolo should be fired and proceeds to rip the defensive coordinator in multiple ways. Although players defended Spagnuolo during the season, the player said ...

Let's take a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter isn't the only Atlanta assistant getting attention as a possible head coach. Special teams coach Keith Armstrong reportedly...

Sean Payton's second rebuilding job might be more of a chore than his first. Friday night's news that Payton and the New Orleans Saints have agreed to the outline of a new contract extension should bring joy to a fan base that's been suffering sin...

Time for a Friday morning look at the top headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Tight end Tony Gonzalez said his 13thPro Bowl selection is another way of proving people wrong. Gonzalez said people say he's old and slow and he take...

Five things to know and my all-division team. Division MVP: Matt Ryan, Falcons. You can make a case for him as the MVP of the entire league. With one game remaining in his fifth season, Ryan already has career highs in completions (394), passing y...

New court filings in Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma's defamation lawsuit against Roger Goodell portray one of Vilma's chief accusers in the league's bounty investigation, former Saints defensive assistant coach Mike Cerullo, as unstable.

Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt said Thursday witnesses in the NFL's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints have lied about him and the organization, and that their stories might change in federal court.

Lots of odds and ends have been popping up around the division this afternoon. Let's take a quick run through them: ATLANTA FALCONS It's starting to sound as if receiver Roddy White's knee injury might be a little more serious than initially th...

Former Saints assistant Mike Cerullo, who offered key evidence to NFL investigators as they worked to uncover proof of a pay-for-performance bounty system within the Saints organization, made his first public comments on the case in a letter Thursday.