CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlanta Falcons are almost out of the playoff race, completely out of explanations for their struggles and now answering questions about whether some people are going to be out of jobs. “I mean, this one hurts,” Falcons defensive lineman Calais Campbell said after Atlanta lost 9-7 to the worst team in the league, the Carolina Panthers. …
ATLANTA — When the Atlanta Falcons returned to their practice facility 14 days ago, fresh off their third loss in as many weeks — and to the lowly Arizona Cardinals on top of that — Kaden Elliss had little idea what to expect. The fight we had was something special.” The Falcons used that fight — and the benefit of …
ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith said he didn’t regret his decision to rest his starters in Thursday night’s preseason finale even after the Pittsburgh Steelers played most of theirs deep into the first quarter. "You’ve never seen a gorilla eat soup" "A barbarian type of guy" "Might be one of the most interesting men I have ever met" …
