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Atlanta coach Mike Smith stepped slightly out of character Monday. Although he stayed with his five-year tradition of saying that he'll wait to give an injury report Wednesday (when that's required by league rules), Smith actually gave a little pr...

As we told you a little bit ago, a league source said the Atlanta Falcons have declined an opportunity to be the featured team on HBO's "Hard Knocks" this summer. Now, let's delve into this a little deeper so we can understand why the Falcons made...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers get a little jump on the rest of the NFC South on Monday. The Bucs get to start their offseason program -- two weeks before the Falcons, Panthers and Saints are allowed to start. That's because league rules allow teams wit...

For the first time in a long time, Atlanta's Roddy White doesn't hold sole possession of the league lead in dropped passes. Cleveland's Greg Little has moved into a tie with White for that honor. They each have 11 drops and I think you could make ...

In theory, the shotgun formation is supposed to buy a quarterback a little bit more time. In reality, that theory is not working for the Atlanta Falcons. When lining up in the shotgun formation, quarterback Matt Ryan has been sacked a league-high ...

As the regular season approaches, we've got the latest NFC South salary-cap figures. After trailing the Kansas City Chiefs in cap space for most of the preseason, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are back in the league lead. They have a little over $28 mi...

We have a very interesting story over on our news side that reveals the National Football League has proposed to divert about $300 million a year from guaranteed money for rookies to benefits and salaries for veterans. We've gone a little further ...

With the very real possibility that cornerback Aqib Talib might have played his final game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and, possibly, anywhere in the National Football League, it's time for a little revisionist history. Think back to the first ro...

We mentioned earlier today how the Saints blitzed more frequently than any team in the league during the regular season. Thanks to Marty Callinan of ESPN Stats & Information, we can examine this a little more. Just about all teams tend to blit...

The New Orleans Saints are the final stop in today's series of team-by-team mailbags. Eric in New Orleans writes: Why are the Saints still getting very little respect as an NFC top-tier team? No one team around the league looks as if it is going t...

It's late June, but it's never too early to start looking ahead and getting ready for your fantasy football leagues. Sure, there are still those little matters of training camp and the preseason and they can change a lot of things. But ESPN.com...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez has found a little time to do some acting. Gonzalez will make a cameo appearance in "The League", a sitcom about friends bonding through fantasy football. The show debuts Oct. 2...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- On the biggest night of the year in the NFC South, it's time for a little reminder. Fan balloting for the Pro Bowl ends at noon Tuesday. Early results released by the league have shown the NFC Sou...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas With just a little bit of help from his friends, Drew Brees would have completed better than 70 percent of his passes last year. Brees completed 67.5 percent (440 of 652) last season to finish third in the league in...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas. LAKE BUENA VISTA -- Before we get to the really good -- and telling -- stuff from Jon Gruden on Brett Favre, here's a little bit more of the coach dancing. "There's speculation every day in this league. There's sp...