http://www.falconslocker.com Your headquarters for another exciting NFL season in FalconsLocker.com, where you can get up-to-date information about the team that is going to sweep its way back to the NFC playoffs - the Atlanta Falcons. Stay with us as we follow Falcon stars like Matt Ryan and Michael Turner, as well as out new addition, Tony Gonzalez. This is the place to be! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:51:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Falcons have traded 25-year old cornerback Chris Houston and the Falcons' fifth round pick in 2010 to the Lions for the Lions' 5th and 6th round picks in 2010.  Houston played in 12 games for the Falcons last season and he made 47 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/03/09/the-atlanta-falcons-trade-chris-houston-to-the-lions/ The Falcons have signed 27-year old cornerback Dunta Robinson to a 6-year deal.  Robinson played in all 16 games for the Texans last season and he made 64 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, forced 1 fumble and he defensed 9 passes.  Robinson has now played in 84 games in ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/03/05/the-atlanta-falcons-sign-cb-dunta-robinson/ The Falcons have re-signed 32-year old backup QB Chris Redman to a 2-year, $5.6 million dollar deal.  Redman played in 5 games for the Falcons last season and he completed 69 of 119 passes (58%) for 781 yards with 4 TD passes and 3 INTs (78.4 QB Rating).  He also ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/03/05/the-atlanta-falcons-re-sign-chris-redman/ The Falcons had three players with over 100 tackles last season.  Linebacker Curtis Lofton led the way for the Falcons with 133 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles and 2 passes defensed.  Lofton's game was not about rushing the QB as his main goal was to destroy ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/02/12/the-atlanta-falcons-had-three-really-busy-players-on-defense-last-season/ The Falcons have re-signed 31-year old WR Brian Finneran to a 1-year contract.  He played in 10 games for the Falcons last season and he caught 11 passes for 111 yards (10.1 avg).  He also made 4 tackles, defensed 1 pass and he forced 1 fumble last season for the ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/02/12/the-atlanta-falcons-re-sign-brian-finneran/ The Falcons wanted to go defense heavy last April and with that in mind they selected 7 of the 8 players on that side of the ball.  DT Peria Jerry was the Falcons' first round pick (#24 overall) out of Mississippi.  He only played in 2 games and he made ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/01/25/the-atlanta-falcons-didnt-get-much-help-from-their-draft-class-in-2009/ The Falcons should be happy with the set-up they have at QB right now.  24-year old Matt Ryan finished strong despite having a torn up toe.  He played in 14 games this season for the Falcons and he completed 263 of 451 passes (58.3%) for 2,916 yards with 22 TD ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/01/08/the-atlanta-falcons-appear-set-at-qb/ The Falcons finished up this season with a impressive effort yesterday in Tampa.  Matt Ryan was solid in this game completing 23 of 35 passes for 223 yards with 2 TD passes and 2 INTs.  Jason Snelling had by far the best game of his NFL career yesterday with 25 ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/01/04/atlanta-falcons-20-tampa-bay-buccaneers-10/ The Falcons beat the Bucs 20-17 six weeks ago in Atlanta.  Both teams have two game winning streaks and will be playing for pride tomorrow afternoon.  The Falcons will likely be a run-first team tomorrow splitting the carries between Jerious Norwood and Jason Snelling.  They should both have success against ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/01/02/atlanta-falcons-vs-tampa-bay-buccaneers-4/ The Falcons have signed 24-year old kicker Steven Hauschka.  Hauschka played in 9 games for the Falcons earlier this season and he made 9 of 13 field goals (69.2%) and 27 of 28 extra points good for 54 points.  The Falcons signed Hauschka because Matt Bryant might not be ready ... http://www.falconslocker.com/2010/01/01/the-atlanta-falcons-sign-kicker-steven-hauschka/