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><channel><title>Football News Now &#187; Atlanta Falcons</title> <atom:link href="http://www.footballnewsnow.com/category/news/nfc-south/falcons/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com</link> <description>pro football news and rumors</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Falcons Pass on T.O., Rams and Bengals Remain Interested</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-pass-on-t-o-rams-and-bengals-remain-interested/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-pass-on-t-o-rams-and-bengals-remain-interested/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:30:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cincinnati bengals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[St. Louis Rams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[t.o.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[terrell owens]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=12510</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Atlanta Falcons have no interest in signing free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens.
Unlike apparent front-runners the St. Louis Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, the Falcons joined a long list of teams who decided to pass on the outspoken, but talented T.O.
“I don’t think (we’ll show an interest in Owens),” Falcons general manager Thomas [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-pass-on-t-o-rams-and-bengals-remain-interested/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Falcons&#8217; Babineaux Pleads No Contest to Weed Charges</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-babineaux-pleads-no-contest-on-weed-charges/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-babineaux-pleads-no-contest-on-weed-charges/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:06:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jonathan Babineaux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jonathan Babineaux marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl news]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=12038</guid> <description><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux had his felony marijuana charge reduced to three misdemeanor counts on Monday.
The 28-year-old Iowa product pleaded no contest to the three counts on Monday in Gwinett (atl.) County Court according to Alex Marvez of FOX Sports.
He was sentenced to 12 months of probation and a $1,500 fine on just [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-babineaux-pleads-no-contest-on-weed-charges/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url='http://www.footballnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jonathan_babineaux-300x117.jpg' length ='7230'  type='image/jpg' /> </item> <item><title>Brian Williams Favored to Start at Right Corner for Falcons</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/brian-williams-favored-to-start-at-right-corner-for-falcons/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/brian-williams-favored-to-start-at-right-corner-for-falcons/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brent grimes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brian williams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chevis jackson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chris owens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dunta robinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl news]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=11856</guid> <description><![CDATA[While Dunta Robinson has the left cornerback locked up, the Atlanta Falcons have a wide open battle on their hands for the right corner job.
At least four players are competing for the job according to Dan Parr at ProFootballWeekly.
The front-runner is ninth-year veteran Brian Williams who is coming off an ACL tear.  [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/brian-williams-favored-to-start-at-right-corner-for-falcons/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url='http://www.footballnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brian_williams-300x117.jpg' length ='6740'  type='image/jpg' /> </item> <item><title>Falcons and Fifth-rounder Kerry Meier Agree to Four-year Deal</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-and-fifth-rounder-kerry-meier-agree-to-four-year-deal/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-and-fifth-rounder-kerry-meier-agree-to-four-year-deal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:33:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons draft picks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons rookies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kansas football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kerry meier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl news]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=11812</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with fifth-round draft pick (No. 165 overall) Kerry Meier on Friday.
Per Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com, Meier and the Falcons settled on a four-year, $1.95 million contract that includes a signing bonus in the neighborhood of $160,000.
The former Kansas Jayhawk began his collegiate career as a quarterback, but transitioned to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-and-fifth-rounder-kerry-meier-agree-to-four-year-deal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url='http://www.footballnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/geno_atkins-300x117.jpg' length ='7471'  type='image/jpg' /> </item> <item><title>Falcons Release QB D.J. Shockley for a Third Time</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-release-qb-d-j-shockley-for-a-third-time/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-release-qb-d-j-shockley-for-a-third-time/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:02:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[d.j. shockley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[d.j. shockley released]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[georgia football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl news]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=11294</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Atlanta Falcons waived quarterback D.J. Shockley for the third time in four seasons on Friday.
Shockley, a former standout at the University of Georgia, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Falcons in 2006, but never played in a regular season game.
He served as the team&#8217;s emergency quarterback in 2006 and 2008, but [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-release-qb-d-j-shockley-for-a-third-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <enclosure
url='http://www.footballnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dj_shockley-300x117.jpg' length ='6529'  type='image/jpg' /> </item> <item><title>Former NFL Player Esera Tuaolo Arrested for Domestic Assault</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/former-nfl-player-esera-tuaolo-arrested-for-domestic-assault/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/former-nfl-player-esera-tuaolo-arrested-for-domestic-assault/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:33:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carolina Panthers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Bay Packers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Jaguars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minnesota Vikings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carolina panthers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[esera tuaolo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gay athletes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gay players in nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[minnesota vikings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl arrests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl gay players]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=10584</guid> <description><![CDATA[Former NFL defensive lineman Esera Tuaolo was arrested and charged with domestic assault, assault and disorderly conduct this week.
Ramsey County (Minn.) sheriff&#8217;s deputies responded to a call for a domestic assault on June 20 at 5:45 p.m. according to Nancy Ngo of the Pioneer Press.  It was at that time Tuaolo was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/former-nfl-player-esera-tuaolo-arrested-for-domestic-assault/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <enclosure
url='http://www.footballnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/esera_tuaolo-300x117.jpg' length ='14029'  type='image/jpg' /> </item> <item><title>Atlanta Falcons Sign Third-round Pick Mike Johnson</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/atlanta-falcons-sign-third-round-pick-mike-johnson/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/atlanta-falcons-sign-third-round-pick-mike-johnson/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:07:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons draft picks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mike johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[university of alabama]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=10002</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Atlanta Falcons signed third-round draft pick (No. 98 overall) guard Mike Johnson on Saturday.
The 6-foot-6, 304 pounder started 41 straight games on the University of Alabama offensive line and holds the school record for most games played.
He was named as a first-team All-American by multiple media outlets and organizations in 2009 including [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/atlanta-falcons-sign-third-round-pick-mike-johnson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <enclosure
url='http://www.footballnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/falcons_georgia_dome-300x117.jpg' length ='21524'  type='image/jpg' /> </item> <item><title>NFL Suspends Ojinnaka for Domestic Violence Incident</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/nfl-suspends-ojinnaka-for-domestic-violence-incident/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/nfl-suspends-ojinnaka-for-domestic-violence-incident/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:09:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chuck Carroll</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falcons news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl personal conduct policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quinn ojinnaka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spousal abuse]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=8809</guid> <description><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka has been suspended for one game by the NFL for violating the league&#8217;s Personal Conduct Policy.
The 6-foot-5, 305 pounder was arrested last May following an alleged fight with his wife who claimed he threw her on some stairs and spit at her.
For his part, Ojinnaka claimed self-defense [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/nfl-suspends-ojinnaka-for-domestic-violence-incident/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <enclosure
url='http://www.footballnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/quinn_ojinnaka-300x117.jpg' length ='5994'  type='image/jpg' /> </item> <item><title>Washington Redskins&#8217; Tight-End Fred Davis Ready for 2010</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/washington-redskins-tight-end-fred-davis-ready-for-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/washington-redskins-tight-end-fred-davis-ready-for-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 21:56:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Diane Chesebrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denver Broncos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kansas City Chiefs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NFC East]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Washington Redskins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[denver broncos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[head coach Mike Shanahan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Mackey Award]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kansas city chiefs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shannon Sharpe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tight end Chris Cooley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tight end Fred Davis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tony Gonzales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Southern California]]></category> <category><![CDATA[washington redskins]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=8557</guid> <description><![CDATA[Washington Redskins 3rd year tight end, Fred Davis, stepped up in 2009 when Pro Bowler and fan favorite Chris Cooley went down for the season with a broken ankle.
Like Cooley, Davis caught passes as well as any receiver and he was the most productive of the three 2008 draft picks, the other two being wide [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/washington-redskins-tight-end-fred-davis-ready-for-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Falcons Select Weatherspoon</title><link>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-select-weatherspoon/</link> <comments>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-select-weatherspoon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:43:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kelly Jarvis</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NFC South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta falcons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[missouri]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl draft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sean weatherspoon]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.footballnewsnow.com/?p=6205</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the 19th pick in the NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected Sean Weatherspoon, OLB from Missouri.
Weatherspoon had a total of 413 tackles, which is 3rd all time in school history. As an OLB, he would be filling one of the projected needs according to Mel Kiper.
Atlanta ranked 21st in total defense last season. Teaming [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2010/falcons-select-weatherspoon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
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