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Falcons season keeps getting worse; Tevin Coleman suffered a head injury slipping in the shower

Falcons running back Tevin Coleman slipped and busted his head on the shower floor

The Atlanta Falcons looked like a very promising team at the beginning of the season, but they found a way to choke it up.  Their shot of making the playoffs is getting slimmer and now they will have to take on the Carolina Panthers without one of their running backs.  According to D. Orlando Ledbetter, Tevin Coleman slipped in the shower and hit his head.

Coleman is now in the concussion protocol. 

TMZ Sports, had a report from 2011 CDC report on their website and it was pretty interesting. Did you know that more than 235,000 people visit the emergency room every year for injuries suffered in the bathroom. 

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Falcons promote small school linebacker Tyler Starr to their 53 man roster

Former South Dakota linebacker Tyler Starr has been promoted

Today the Atlanta Falcons promoted last year’s seventh round draft pick Tyler Starr to their active roster. In a corresponding move the team placed center James Stone on injured reserve.

Stone was an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee and was a great player for the Falcons this year. He appeared in seven games, making one start for the Falcons. Since entering the league, Stone has appeared in 19 games with 10 starts over the course of two seasons with the Falcons.

Starr, 24, managed to make the 53-man roster during his rookie season, but was waived at the start of year two. The Falcons quickly signed him to their practice squad after he cleared waivers.

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Falcons have placed safety William Moore on the injured reserve; Two spots open on their 53

Falcons have placed safety William Moore on the injured reserve ending his season

According to Jay Adams, the Atlanta Falcons placed S William Moore on season-ending injured reserve with an ankle injury. Moore was chosen by the Falcons in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Missouri.

Moore finished his college career with 284 tackles, 11 interceptions, three sacks, and a school record four interception return touchdowns. .

In March of 2013, Moore signed a five-year, $32 million contract to stay with the Falcons. His 2015 season comes to an end with him appearing in 11 games and recording 51 tackles, two interceptions, a forced fumble and four pass defenses for the Falcons.

This is a huge loss for the Falcons defense, who will now have to rely on former UCF Knight Kemal Ishmael and former Panthers safety Charles Godfrey.

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Falcons have released WR Leonard Hankerson with injury settlement

Falcons have released wide out Leonard Hankerson from the I/R with a settlement

The New England Patriots need to make a waiver claim for wide out Leonard Hankerson in my opinion, because he was just released by the Atlanta Falcons. The former University of Miami wide out, was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

It looks like Leonard Hankerson’s time with the Atlanta Falcons is over. Per ProFootballTalk, the Falcons are releasing the wide receiver from injured reserve.

Falcons are releasing WR Leonard Hankerson from IR today; he will be eligible to be claimed on waivers.

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 15, 2015

Hankerson was signed by the Falcons in free agency ahead of the 2014 season, but has struggled with injuries throughout the season. This has been an issue for his entire career. With Roddy White’s production dropping this year, Hankerson was the clear No. 2 behind Julio Jones on the depth chart.

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Atlanta Falcons place wide out Leonard Hankerson on I/R; Activate Devin Hester

Falcons have activated wide out Devin Hester this week

Today the Atlanta Falcons made a roster move. The team placed wide receiver Leonard Hankerson on their injured reserve ending his season. In a corresponding move, the team activated wide receiver/kick returner Devin Hester from the short term injured reserve.

Hester is expected to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Last year against the Buccaneers, Hester returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown for his NFL-record 20th career touchdown return. The 33-year-old, four-time Pro Bowler still possesses elusive ability. No one understands that more than Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith, who coached Hester in Chicago.

Hester is a sure fire Hall of Famer and hopefully this week in front of his family and friends, he will be able to take a return to the house.

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Falcons sign T.J. Heath; Worked out two other defensive backs

Former JSU Gamecock T.J. Heath has found a home

According to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post, the Atlanta Falcons worked out cornerbacks Marc Anthony, Keon Lyn and T.J. Heath (signed) on Monday.

T.J. Heath was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for Jacksonville State University.

He also previously played for the Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and the Carolina Panthers.

Lyn played college football at the Syracuse. Lyn signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Anthony played college football for the University of California, Berkeley. The Baltimore Ravens selected him in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Falcons have signed former Dolphins linebackers Philip Wheeler; Release Charles Godfrey

Falcons have signed linebacker Philip Wheeler

The Atlanta Falcons announced the signing of veteran LB Philip Wheeler on Tuesday, as well as the release of S Charles Godfrey.

Wheeler was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech.

Wheeler has also played for the Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins.

Wheeler signed with the Miami Dolphins on March 12, 2013. The contract is 5 years and $26 million, with $13 million fully guaranteed.

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At least three teams are interested in Falcons WR Roddy White

Could Roddy White be dealt soon by the Falcons?

The Atlanta Falcons have not committed to or are admitting they are shopping wide out Roddy White, but according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media there are three NFL teams currently considering the idea of pursuing a trade for veteran Falcons WR Roddy White following his recent comments.

“For me, at the end of the day, I want to catch passes,” White told ESPN.com. “I’m not out here just f—ing around just to sit around to just block f—ing people all day. It’s not what I want to do.

“I’ve contributed to offenses for this franchise for the last nine, 10 years. It always bothers me when I go out and don’t catch any balls in a game because it hasn’t happened in so long.”

According to Rapoport, these teams are at least during research on White, but the fact that he’s due $5 million could make a trade fairly difficult. White is the third or fourth receiving option right now for the Falcons. I have a feeling he will explode this week in fantasy football.

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