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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reflects on blown Super Bowl
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan's play calls from his first trip to the Super Bowl as an offensive coordinator have been heavily scrutinized. That's to be expected after Shanahan's Falcons blew a 28-3 lead to the New England Patriots and lost in overtime three years ago in part because Atlanta was...
Shanahan to keep close eye on backpack in Super Bowl return
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan knows one mistake he wants to avoid in his second trip to the Super Bowl. When Shanahan made his first trip to the big game as offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons three years ago, his week in Houston got off to a stressful start when a reporter mistakenly...
Former UL, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino lands at Missouri St
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Petrino, a coach with a track record of on-the-field success and off-the-field embarrassments, will be the next coach at Missouri State. The Springfield-based university said Wednesday that Petrino, 58, will be introduced at a news conference Thursday. He will replace Dave...
Falcons answer fans' call for new uniform design for 2020
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will have new uniforms for the 2020 season. That's all the team is disclosing for now. The Falcons announced the plan in a letter from team owner Arthur Blank to season-ticket holders. No details of the new look were released. The Falcons say the uniform, designed by...
Former Alabama coach Tosh Lupoi joins Atlanta Falcons staff
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Former Alabama defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi is joining the Atlanta Falcons' staff. The team announced Saturday that Lupoi will serve as defensive line and run game coordinator, focusing on defensive ends. This past season, Lupoi was defensive line coach for the Cleveland...
Ole Miss hires former Maryland coach Durkin as assistant
Former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin, who was fired during the 2018 season following the death of a player who had collapsed during offseason conditioning drills, was hired Thursday as an assistant by Mississippi. Durkin, who spent part of this past season as a consultant with the Atlanta Falcons, will join new Ole...
Falcons defensive assistants Henderson, Jones won't return
Two Atlanta Falcons defensive assistant coaches are not returning for the 2020 season. The team says secondary coach and defensive passing game coordinator Jerome Henderson and assistant defensive line coach Travis Jones will not return. The two will pursue new career opportunities. The Falcons ranked 22nd in...
Quinn says Falcons' strong finish must carry over to 2020
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons couldn't save their season even though their second-half turnaround rescued coach Dan Quinn from being fired. A 6-2 second-half record certainly boosted spirits, including after Sunday's 28-22 overtime win at Tampa Bay, Still, in a bottom-line league, the...
ICYMI: Winston joins group of one _ the 30 TD-30 INT club
With one last bad throw to close out the season, Jameis Winston became part of his own one-man club. Winston threw a pick-six on the first play of overtime Sunday to send Tampa Bay to a 28-22 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, and with that throw, also become the first NFL quarterback to toss at least 30 touchdowns...
Jones' INT return in OT lifts Falcons over Bucs 28-22
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dan Quinn and the Atlanta Falcons can hardly wait to get started again. A strong finish to a disappointing season may not make them feel better about going 7-9 for the second straight year. Rebounding from a 1-7 start to save the coach's job, however, provides some hope for 2020....
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