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KC Joyner highlights five second-year players who could have breakout fantasy seasons, including RB Bernard Pierce.

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Time for our morning run through the top headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS National Football Post lists running back Steven Jackson as one of its top comeback fantasy players for the upcoming season. Jackson should be an excel...

Nik Bonaddio of numberFire expects relatively big things from St. Louis Rams rookie Tavon Austin based on similarities with other receivers. Bonaddio explains why here. His expectations for Austin in 2013: somewhere around 59 receptions for 961 ya...

Time for a Sunday look at what's going on around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Daniel Cox writes that receiver Julio Jones has had strong performances against the other NFC South teams in his first two seasons. NFC South defensive backfields ha...

The Seattle Seahawks say they weren't taking a win-now approach at the expense of their future when they acquired Percy Harvin from the Minnesota Vikings at great cost. Their coach and general manager described the move as a rare opportunity to ad...

It's that time of year when everyone is making lists about various topics, so let's turn to another one. Matthew Berry ranks the 200 best fantasy football picks for 2013. The best fantasy player in the NFC South? According to Berry, it's Tampa ...

Earlier, we told you about New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees being included on a list of America's most influential athletes. Well, it looks like Brees doesn't have as much influence with one group. That's the fine folks over at Pro Footba...

With the draft in the rearview mirror, what's the most pressing issue on each NFC West team's agenda? Arizona Cardinals: Figuring out what's up with Daryl Washington should rank high on the Cardinals' list. Washington can be one of the most dynami...

TAMPA, Fla. -- When your pass defense (almost all by itself) sinks an entire season, there's only one thing to do. You go overboard to fix it. That's the approach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers followed Friday night as they drafted Mississippi State cor...

For the second time in two years, Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff has taken a leap up in the draft. This one wasn't quite as big as the 2011 deal for Julio Jones in which the Falcons jumped 21 spots. But it's still significant. ...

We'll continue our pre-draft rankings of position-group needs with wide receivers. Remember, the earlier the ranking, the greater the need. New Orleans Saints: You can make a case that any receiver with Drew Brees as his quarterback instantly ...

The rumors are already flying about the Atlanta Falcons trying to move up in next week's NFL draft and general manager Thomas Dimitroff isn't discouraging them. As he met with the local media for his pre-draft briefing Thursday afternoon, Dimitrof...

Sports Illustrated is reporting that the Atlanta Falcons would like to trade up from the No. 30 overall pick in next week's draft. The Falcons need a cornerback. The top cornerback is Alabama's Dee Milliner. Could the Falcons be so interested in M...

Sports Illustrated's Peter King tweeted Wednesday morning that he's hearing the Atlanta Falcons are trying to trade up in the first round of next week's NFL draft. That's going to open the door for all sorts of speculation. Maybe the Falcons are s...

Who is one potential breakout player for each NFC South team in 2013? Atlanta Falcons: Receiver Harry Douglas already is established as the third receiver, but the team feels he has big-play potential that hasn't been fully utilized in the past. W...

It's time for the Atlanta Falcons' Class of 2008 to move on past graduate school and get the most advanced of degrees. Almost a year ago, I wrote a column about how the members of that draft class were headed for a crucial season that could define...