10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Atlanta Falcons. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/atl http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12d25ji21/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-roundup-super-bowl-l-232030302--nfl.html Super Bowl L will be held in Santa Clara, Calif., in February 2016 at Levi's Stadium, the future home of the San Francisco 49ers. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:30 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,76bc344e-f433-37e0-9e03-f1d121a7c903-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12g85l7et/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-atlanta-falcons-194317990--nfl.html Falcons find linebacker prospects after draft Tue, 21 May 2013 14:44:04 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,2be106af-a9af-38c4-b92e-af554f8d7dfb-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12ibrv1nu/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-arizona-cardinals-180517652--nfl.html Arians disappointed in offense Tue, 21 May 2013 14:44:04 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,4418361f-b862-348b-aaea-c8e454a80c23-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12fisitat/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-miami-dolphins-180517794--nfl.html Tannehill gets in work with new receivers Tue, 21 May 2013 14:44:04 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e6efb46b-2a54-3947-8c0a-165d849548db-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12cfmod2k/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/falcons-sign-te-toilolo-214028981--nfl.html Tight end Levine Toilolo, a fourth-round pick out of Stanford, signd with the Atlanta Falcons. Terms were not disclosed. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:28 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,480605ac-7139-3569-8e44-beff5ffbe8cd-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=135jbjc2b/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/falcons-reach-deal-with-rookie-te-levine-toilolo/ The Falcons have come to terms with with rookie tight end Levine Toilolo, the club said on Tuesday. A fourth-round selection from Stanford, Toilolo is likely to fill a complementary role in the Atlanta offense as a rookie. He caught 24 passes for 393 yards and four touchdowns in 2012 for the Cardinal. The return of… Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:17 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,efaea6d2-b0c8-3170-bf71-546a3a35953c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=132qlb81m/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/nfl-lends-falcons-200-million-for-new-stadium/ The 32 NFL team owners voted today to lend the Falcons $200 million for their new stadium in Atlanta. “Today’s approval by the NFL team owners is an important milestone in moving the new stadium project forward,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a statement. “We are pleased with the outcome of today’s vote, and… Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:14 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,34031713-2f5d-307f-8f22-92de5b0ff77c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12l95uf9g/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/falcons-200-million-loan-stadium-153029618--nfl.html The Falcons will soon have a new home, after NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:29 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,616eb79a-b8fa-319e-9cce-e87a11b89032-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=133irtj7d/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/champs-until-dethroned-san-francisco-49ers-best-nfc-152500240.html Last season, the Baltimore Ravens ended the NFC's three-game winning streak in the Super Bowl with a 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:00 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,731dff59-1810-3055-bdc8-7e8e107fe4b2-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=121690ael/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/against-odds-093209872--nfl.html The 49ers will be a popular Super Bowl pick in 2013. But supporters should take note of a few key factors working against the team. Tue, 21 May 2013 02:32:09 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c8de3b83-0c07-3e52-8cca-b68940aa1744-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12b13qmjp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/busy-weekend-las-vegas-093207743--nfl.html 2013 NFL season win totals surface at Cantor and LVH, along with Games of the Year lines. Mon, 20 May 2013 02:32:07 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,038be3f1-afc0-3ebc-9844-d4bf282912d0-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12k6hj2sb/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-roundup-gronkowski-may-back-232022798--nfl.html The health status of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski seems to be getting more complicated by the day. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:57 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,329a80e6-e701-3ff5-9706-6fef8de7a556-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12lsg81mh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/seahawks-bruce-irvin-suspended-4-203240918--nfl.html RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season on Friday after the league announced he violated the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:16 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,467229b7-54d2-3bce-9820-285c78186c14-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12ldc8rte/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/falcons-sign-des-goodman-maponga-211647674--nfl.html FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- The Atlanta Falcons have signed four NFL draft picks, including defensive ends Malliciah Goodman and Stansly Maponga. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:47 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b63e389c-650f-35b9-b36b-155718b99db1-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12nf6sm98/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/goodman-among-four-falcons-rookies-204039293--nfl.html The Atlanta Falcons signed four draft picks: defensive end Malliciah Goodman, defensive end Stansly Maponga, safety Kemal Ishmael and safety Zeke Motta. The terms of the deals were not disclosed. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:39 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c721b998-1c5b-3c91-96c1-985c65453c88-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=123o2rktu/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/pressure-index-093206950--nfl.html While the expectations vary for each, these 12 teams have the most to lose in 2013. Fri, 17 May 2013 02:32:06 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8bdf1bc8-bbc2-309d-9378-74454a0e3698-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=132ng4nfk/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/giants-sign-tight-end-morgan-newton-waive-two/ The New York Giants made a change at the tight end position on Thursday. The Giants signed former Kentucky quarterback-turned-tight end Morgan Newton after having him in for a tryout during the team’s rookie mini-camp last week. Newton replaces former Atlanta Falcons tight end Michael Palmer, who signed with the team last week. Palmer and… Thu, 16 May 2013 22:53:47 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,d71971e0-8b4a-302a-9a70-6baaba29a652-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13gnl5dn5/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/dimitroff-on-matt-ryan-contract-talks-we-will-get-this-done/ With Joe Flacco getting a new contract completed with the Baltimore Ravens early this offseason, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan became next in line on the list of young quarterbacks looking to cash in with a big second contract. Ryan is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent following the upcoming season but it’s unlikely… Thu, 16 May 2013 20:05:49 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1b076003-85bf-3e4f-9222-c10dce787317-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=136vs9151/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/falcons-come-to-terms-with-rookie-s-kemal-ishmael/ The Falcons have come to terms with UCF safety Kemal Ishmael, D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday. One of the Falcons’ three seventh-round picks, the 5-foot-11, 206-pound Ishmael would most likely figure as a backup behind starters William Moore and Thomas Decoud should he make the final roster. As a senior at UCF… Thu, 16 May 2013 15:38:48 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ee98177e-8415-3d2f-9869-542e48c8ab6e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=122g6nv1o/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/comeback-kids-093206226--nfl.html Ten players we expect to bounce back big during the 2013 fantasy season. Thu, 16 May 2013 02:32:06 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b5feebe7-b8f8-353b-a631-1a8b06c2c821-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12hj1nu1g/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/2013-offensive-line-rankings-165300237--nfl.html Evan Silva ranks the NFL's offensive lines 1-32. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:53:00 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e2b43e30-1786-3b0f-8a85-6f94b7c6ecbc-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13insc4dp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/packers-ready-welcome-brett-favre-back-family-165455017.html Before you run screaming into the streets, we should make clear that this headline is not meant to infer that Brett Favre is trying to un-retire again. No, it's simply that after years of bad feelings and unnecessary drama, the Green Bay Packers are ready to make nice with Brett Favre in an official way. During the team's recent Tailgate Tour, an opportunity for fans to interact with players in an informal setting, Packers president Mark Murphy said that it's time to welcome Favre back into the fold as one of the team's all-time great players. “I think each year it’s lessened a little bit,” Murphy said on Tuesday about the questions regarding Favre. “My first year was 2008, so we actually thought we might see Brett along the tour.” Of course (and we'll keep this summary mercifully short), 2008 was Favre's first year away from Green Bay since 1992, when then-general manager Ron Wolf traded a first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons that February for his future quarterback. Safe to say, that was a fairly one-sided deal. Favre threw for 61,655 yards and 442 touchdowns in 16 seasons for the Pack, but he was traded to the New York Jets in August, 2008 -- a few months after he retired, unretired, asked current general manager Ted Thompson to return to the team, and was rebuffed. After one iffy year with the Jets, Favre played two more seasons with the Minnesota Vikings -- a brilliant one in 2009, and an injury-plagued finale in 2010, before he finally hung 'em up for good in 2011. There were bad feelings on both sides, and between Favre and successor Aaron Rodgers for a time, but the appearance by Favre and Rodgers on stage together at the 2013 NFL Honors show during Super Bowl week seemed to indicate that there had been some patching up along the way. Their dialogue in the show was pretty funny : Rodgers: We’re here to present the award for best comeback player. Favre: You know Aaron, everyone loves it when a great player makes a comeback. Rodgers: (smirking) Yeah, well, not always. Some people wish great players would just retire and stay retired. Favre: Good to see you, too, Aaron. Rodgers: You too, man. (Handshake, followed by awkward, possibly scripted quasi-hug) Rodgers: That was awkward. Peyton Manning, who won that award, riffed right off the Favre-Rodgers meeting. Wed, 15 May 2013 09:54:55 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,455af7bd-3d45-3c77-a74f-d721315c256c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13rkao4aj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/minnesota-vikings-stadium-design-indeed-stadium-design-205426320.html The Minnesota Vikings have unveiled prospective images of their new stadium , and, in the spirit of similarly asymmetrical and eye-snagging designs like the new Atlanta Falcons design , it's pretty darn striking. Designed by HKS Sports and Entertainment, the stadium will seat 65,000, and can seat as much as 73,000 for a Super Bowl (which, of course, is always the goal). Since a retractable roof was too expensive, the stadium will have a clear roof to let in some of that sweet, sweet natural sunlight. The venue will be configurable for all sorts of events, including concerts, baseball and NCAA basketball, just in case. And there promises to be a manicured plaza that will give Vikings fans something pretty to stare at if Christian Ponder throws the team out of the postseason. The stadium's shape made us feel something ... something we hadn't felt in a long, long time. But it took the fine folks at Kissing Suzy Kolber to nail it: The Vikings hope to start work on the giant immobile Sandcrawler this fall. Tue, 14 May 2013 13:54:26 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8dda73d3-ffb1-3fb5-85e2-2b6c6a080612-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13hd1fe0c/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--former-nfl-player-ray-edwards--boxing-is-safer-than-football-152349231.html To extend his athletic career, former defensive end Ray Edwards has chosen boxing over the NFL. Tue, 14 May 2013 08:23:48 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,09440b55-6d85-3bc8-afaf-c79befd5ff89-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12mqslkcu/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/titans-abraham-come-down-business-161203546--nfl.html Tennessee still talking to veteran defensive end. Sun, 12 May 2013 09:12:03 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5e413395-22bc-357b-80bd-1b5f659614cd-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12a8rdofd/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-sign-5-waive-6-010809181--nfl.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- A day after signing veteran linebacker Aaron Curry, the New York Giants capped a two-day minicamp for rookies and free agents by signing five players and waiving six others. Sat, 11 May 2013 18:08:09 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,d9788518-6a94-3ca4-9afc-aef022600a5b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12lnoacvi/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-chance-enigmatic-lb-aaron-213339568--nfl.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Giants are giving linebacker Aaron Curry a second chance at making it in the NFL. Fri, 10 May 2013 15:27:14 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a43e0151-3b20-3dae-a29e-e93abe9f9959-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12cn68unb/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/first-wave-2013-nfl-win-093203753--nfl.html Denver and Green Bay top the list at The Atlantis sports book in Reno. Fri, 10 May 2013 02:32:03 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,cdc7a003-3456-3bc2-b63d-8bd4d1715a66-l:1 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:30 PDT