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Atlanta Falcons Coach Mike Smith reveals the process of persuading Tony Gonzalez to return to the Falcons for one more season, including a personal visit to Gonzalez' home in California. Five finalists, according to the Atlanta Business Chronic...

Even as Sean Payton tried to make the best of his one-season bounty banishment from the NFL by spending time with his children, getting in shape and playing golf, he often compared his punishment to prison time.

Let's take a morning jog through the headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Although some teams have started signing their draft picks, I don't expect the Falcons to move too quickly in this department. D. Orlando Ledbetter writes...

Let's take a look at some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS John Manasso throws out the possibility of defensive end Kroy Biermann getting some playing time at outside linebacker, particularly when the Falcons use a 3-4 se...

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 ...

Time for a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Tennessee Titans reportedly could sign defensive end John Abraham this week. As I keep saying, I don't think Abraham is going to end up re-signing with the ...

Time for a look at the Sunday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Brian Banks opened rookie minicamp working at middle linebacker. Banks was signed by the Falcons in April. He spent more than five years in prison before...

Time for a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Jay Adams reports the Falcons will have 17 prospects in for tryouts during this weekend's rookie minicamp. The list is highlighted by Florida Atlantic quarterba...

Teams have added 254 players in the draft since ESPN's NFL Power Rankings last appeared six weeks ago. We've seen Carson Palmer join the Arizona Cardinals and Darrelle Revis join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, among other changes involving veteran players...

With the New Orleans Saints' selection of Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro, there's a common assumption that either strong safety Roman Harper or free safety Malcolm Jenkins will be on the way out. But I'm not so sure that's the case. I think the Saints...

The players aren't the only ones being impacted by the New Orleans Saints' switch to a 3-4 defense. General manager Mickey Loomis said the personnel department also is adjusting. "It's changed, there is no question, because we are looking for diff...

Linebacker Scott Fujita signed a one-day contract with the New Orleans Saints on Monday and then announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the NFL.

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...

With the schedule out, we can gain insight into how the 2013 season will play out, writes Ashley Fox.

With the NFL offseason trudging along, there are plenty of questions for every NFL team. But for most, there's one issue that trumps the rest. This is the latest in a team-by-team look at the offseason tasks that just can't get botched. There were...