Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons announced Thursday they have signed eight-year veteran cornerback Antonio Hamilton.

The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle. NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent.

The Atlanta Falcons signed receiver Ray-Ray McCloud to a two-year contract on Monday. The Falcons also announced that defensive lineman Kentavius Street is staying with the team.

The NFL is reviewing whether the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles violated tampering policies during the legal tampering window, a league spokesman said Thursday.

Charlie Woerner is coming home, or at least as close as he can in the NFL.

Kirk Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta, landing another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency.

Like inside linebackers and running backs before them, safeties are finding that teams are more and more inclined to prioritize passers, pass rushers, offensive and defensive linemen, wide receivers and cornerbacks.

Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris is continuing to fill out his staff, hiring former Los Angeles Chargers assistant Kevin Koger as tight ends coach on Friday.

Carolina defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero met again with the Atlanta Falcons to discuss their head coaching vacancy on Wednesday, joining Rams assistant Raheem Morris and former Patriots coach Bill Belichick in receiving second interviews.

Arthur Smith, who inherited a rebuilding project in his first NFL head coaching job and failed to lift Atlanta from its playoff drought, was fired late Sunday night.