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Over the years, the Atlanta Falcons have had a number of very good, and very fast, players fill the roles of kick returner and punt returner. Some of the great players who have brought back kicks and punts for the team include Deion Sanders, Todd Kinchen, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, Allen Rossum, Eric Metcalf, [...]
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Eric Dickerson made a huge impact in the NFL in the mid 1980s when he burst on the scene as the record setting rookie running back of the Los Angeles Rams. He would play 12 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Rams and the Indianapolis Colts, although he would finish his career with [...]
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Jeff George was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He had a controversial career where some saw him as a troubling influence on whatever team he was on at the time, though this was mainly during the early part of his career. He had [...]
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Eric Metcalf was drafted with the 13th pick of the first round in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He was a very versatile player that returned kicks and punts all through his career and played both wide receiver and running back at different times. His small stature, being just 5′ [...]
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The Atlanta Falcons have had a somewhat tough existence in the National Football League since joining it in the late 1960s. Except for Steve Bartkowski from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, throughout their time in the league the team has lacked a consistent starter at the position of quarterback. Through the [...]
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The big NFL news recently was Michael Vick’s signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. This is a pretty big happening and provides for some interesting story lines in the City of Brotherly Love. Despite a long successful career, Donovan McNabb has always had a love/hate relationship with a healthy chunk of Eagles fans out there. If [...]
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Every now and then it can be interesting to take a look at lesser known and underrated players in the National Football League. One such player from the 1990s is wide receiver Terance Mathis. Mathis began his career being utilized primarily as a punt and kick returner for the New York Jets. [...]
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One of the more amazing scoring records is held by Kicker Morten Andersen. Andersen was a Kicker for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, among others later in his career.
Because of his success and his longevity with both teams, at the time of his retirement from the NFL he was the all-time leading [...]
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With all the sudden attention and hype focused on Matt Ryan, the quarterback for the Boston College Eagles, it reminds us that there was once another Boston College quarterback who made a name for himself. Doug Flutie, that’s right… what made him famous again?
Oh, that’s right… his pass to Gerard Phelan beat the (at [...]
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Michael Vick is now definitely known for more than being the (former) starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons. It was announced today that he will be pleading guilty to charges related to an illegal dog fighting business he owned.
An interesting side note, I decided to go take a look at MichaelVick.com (which forwards to [...]
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