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Calvin Johnson Non-TD Still Lingers

In Week 1 of the 2010 NFL season, Lions receiver Calvin Johnson caught a game-winning touchdown pass to seal an upset win over the Bears. Until the referee watched the replay. As it turned out, the ref decided that Johnson hadn't actually possessed the ball, it was ruled an incomplete pass, and the Bears beat the Lions....

Thursday & Long: Defending the 'Defenseless'

While the NFL's competition committee has been spending much of its time the past week discussing an awkward solution to an overtime system that's not really a problem, a couple of the proposals it plans to submit for a vote at next week's league meetings have to do with the crucial (and oft-overlooked or oft-ridiculed)...

NFL to Vote on OT Changes Next Week

In a move that will be hailed as salvation by people who enjoy complaining about things that aren't actual problems, the NFL is moving toward changing its overtime rules from sudden death to...well, something that makes far less sense. The NFL's competition committee will submit what it's calling a "modified sudden death"...

Good News, Scott Pioli: Rich McKay Isn't Interested in Browns' GM Job

Last offseason, Falcons owner Arthur Blank stripped Rich McKay of his general manager duties, although he retained the title of team president. Thomas Dimitroff took over as GM, had a lot to do with bringing Matt Ryan to Atlanta, and some eight months later, the Falcons are headed to the postseason. Along with the Dolphins...

Falcons May Look For a New Home

The Atlanta Falcons may not be in the Georgia Dome for much longer. A developer is looking at building a new stadium just outside of Atlanta in Doraville. Falcons President Rich McKay said, "Sembler (Company) and a number of developers contacted us many months back when GM put the site up for sale. I guess one of the...

Rich McKay News From the Web

05/23/12 Eighth straight road win sends Kings to finals - Wed,... Source: The Spokesman-Review - Spokane WA Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night at Glendale, Ariz. Penner gathered a bouncing puck and beat Mike Smith between the pads for the winner, extending the Kings' road winning streak to an NHL-record eight straight games.
05/23/12 NFL will require full padding for 2013 season Source: LoHud.com - White Plains NY They brought props to the news conference on Tuesday, giving a show-and-tell flavor to the typically understated discussion about new rules.
05/22/12 : Injured reserve, trade deadline tweak need further... Source: SceneDaily Two carryover proposals from March's NFL owners meeting are discussed by the league's competition committee but not voted uponâa plan to let players return early from injured reserve and a late trade deadline.
05/07/12 Falcons boss says new stadium will be a 'win-win,'... Source: Creative Loafing Atlanta - Atlanta GA The PR campaign to convince area plebians to subsidize a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons kicked off this weekend with... a fencing match between Arthur Blank and Jeff Foxworthy!
04/26/12 Falcons look to build new retractable-roof stadium Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI The Atlanta Falcons want to demolish the Georgia Dome and build a retractable-roof stadium in its place.

Background on Rich McKay

Rich McKay (born March 16, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon) is the president, CEO, and former general manager of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.

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