Falcon’s DeCoud Uses His Brain and His Body
Written by Daniel Turner, Tuesday July 06 2010
One of Atlanta Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud’s favorite parts of last season occurred during their seventh game against the New Orleans Saints. Playing in the Crescent City he silenced the raucous “Who Dat” crowd with a sack of quarterback Drew Brees that caused a fumble resulting in a touchdown for the Falcons. Even though the Saints went on to prevail ...
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Falcons take OL with Compensatory pick
Written by playerpress.com, Friday April 23 2010
With a compensatory pick in the third round, the Atlanta Falcons selected an offensive lineman out of Alabama, Mike Johnson. After taking two defensive players, Atlanta decided to bolster their offensive line. Johnson has the power to create a push on run plays and does a good job of keeping his pad level low. He has trouble reacting to ...
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Falcons Draft Linebacker in Third
Written by playerpress.com, Friday April 23 2010
The Atlanta Falcons drafted a linebacker in the first round and did not have any picks in the second. With the 83rd overall pick, 19th pick in the third round, Atlanta chose Corey Peters, a defensive tackle out of Kentucky. Peters uses his arms and hands to prevent blockers from locking him up. He has a few pass rush ...
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MMA Infiltrating NFL
Written by playerpress.com, Friday April 16 2010
It has been an increasing trend lately for NFL players to get into Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in order to stay in shape, add a mean streak and to toughen up somewhat. FOX's Jay Glazer has founded a company, MMAthletics, with UFC star Randy Couture to give NFL players just what they were looking for. MMAthletics has been hired by ...
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Vick admits he didn’t give it his all with Falcons
Written by Nolan Thomas, Thursday February 11 2010
Michael Vick has admitted in a radio interview with 790 AM The Zone in Atlanta that while during the time he played for the Falcons, that he was not giving 100%. Vick openly admitted that he was not anywhere near the quarterback he should have been. "There was a lot more I could have done off the field and ...
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