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 Chronicle, are in the running to build the new $1 billion stadium for the Falcons.
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 for a long time.

We haven’t heard much about Cam Newton lately. Since early last season, it seems Newton has been overshadowed by a bunch of young quarterbacks. Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III started winning and took a lot of attention off Newton, who was the No.

After spending the last two seasons as the quarterbacks coach, Mike Shula has stepped up to the role of offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. But it sounds like he also is prepared to be a psychologist of sorts.
Matt McGloin is going to this weekend’s Carolina Panthers minicamp on a tryout basis. He is a long shot to even get a roster spot. But I’m not going to write off McGloin because way too many people have done that in the past and ended up being very wrong.
Time for a run through the morning headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS General manager Thomas Dimitroff believes in drafting guys that were team captains in college because he thinks it brings leadership and character.
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 set.
It’s time for one of our periodic salary-cap checks for all four NFC South teams. But let’s take this one a little further than usual. Let’s look at where each team stands in relation to the cap for three years.
Time for a morning run through the headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS With the retirement of center Todd McClure and the release of right tackle Tyson Clabo, the Falcons have to revamp their offensive line.

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?
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