Numbers you need to know, notes you may not have known and find out which jersey the Falcons will wear in Dallas for the Week 7 edition of Numbers, Notes and Colors.
Mike Smith's first game as an NFL head coach will be against his former employer. The Falcons travel to Jacksonville this weekend to face the Jaguars in the 2008 preseason opener.
You can't draft a quarterback in the first round without getting a few headlines. Catch up on Falcons news at the position before the start of Russell Falcons Training Camp.
Rookie Curtis Lofton, who worked primarily at middle linebacker in practice, and the rest of the Falcons finished a three-day mini camp Monday afternoon. News from the linebackers and more in the Mini Camp Notebook.
The Atlanta Falcons today named three new assistants and announced that two assistant coaches from the previous coaching staff would stay with the team.
After Thursday's introductory press conference for new Head Coach Mike Smith, word began to surface that former Falcons assistant Brian VanGorder will return to the team as defensive coordinator.
Falcons interim head coach Emmitt Thomas said the team had a spirited practice Thursday and would look to quarterback Chris Redman to continue to lead the offense. That and more in the Thursday Notebook.
Head Coach Bobby Petrino said quarterback Byron Leftwich will be the team's starter Oct. 21 against the Saints.
Quarterback Byron Leftwich finished his first practice as an Atlanta Falcon about 1:30 p.m. He had a smile on his face, saying he's happy to be back in a locker room. "It's just good to be here right now," he said.