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Method Men: How NFL Players Memorize Dizzying Playbooks

By Kyle StackFeb 24th 2011 – 7:00AM

NFL players are often cited as impressive physical specimens, but it's not their tree trunk-like legs or bulging biceps that are most impressive. It's their brains. That much is made clear by learning about the most mundane of tasks required of every NFL player: memorizing the playbook. It's an act which often goes...

Falcons Seek Matt Ryan's Third Option at Receiver

By Ray GlierAug 9th 2010 – 3:26PM

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Matt Ryan, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback, worked over the Jacksonville secondary in a 7-on-7 scrimmage here Monday. I know, it's not fair football. It's flag football, the offense has the edge. Still, you had to like how Ryan got things done with tight end Tony Gonzalez and flanker Roddy White. Out...

Fantasy Football Team Preview: Falcons

By Knox BardeenAug 9th 2010 – 9:00AM

FanHouse is knocking out your fantasy football 2010 team previews one day at a time. With the new season on the horizon, we're covering all 32 potential champions. Meet the... Team that won't be satisfied with just another winning season. For the first time in franchise history, the Atlanta Falcons put together...

Michael Jenkins Out Four-to-Six Weeks

By Knox BardeenAug 8th 2010 – 11:00PM

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Michael Jenkins will miss the next four-to-six weeks, the team announced Sunday, after he hurt his shoulder on Friday at a team scrimmage at a local high school. If Jenkins heals quickly and makes it back towards the early end of that projection, he could still miss the...

Falcons Receivers Competing for Spot Opposite Roddy White

By Knox BardeenAug 1st 2010 – 1:39PM

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- While the Atlanta Falcons addressed mostly defense in the 2010 NFL Draft, they did use one selection -- their second fifth-round pick of wide receiver Kerry Meier -- to bolster the skill positions. Include that addition to the fact that third-year receiver Harry Douglas has been medically cleared to...

Background on Brian Finneran

Brian Finneran (born January 31, 1976) is an American football wide receiver who most recently played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.

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