11+ hour, 14+ min ago   (200+ words) Falcons quarterback Cooper Rush suffered back spasms earlier Saturday but will still start Sunday’s season-opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced in a press release Saturday afternoon. Rush, the Falcons’ third-string quarterback, is starting because of injuries to Tua…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1003+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH — Maybe he’s sticking to coachspeak, or perhaps he’s jaded after starting 13 quarterbacks across six seasons with the Cleveland Browns, but Kevin Stefanski said he isn’t taken aback by the Falcons’ chaotic signal-caller carousel. A summer-long competition left the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (714+ words) In February, Martín Pérez arrived in North Port, Florida, as a nonroster invitee to Braves spring training. He was 34 years old, returning from an injury-plagued season in which his fastball averaged a hair under 90 mph. The Venezuelan was with the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1054+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH — Cooper Rush’s car is still “full of crap.” He’s currently living in a hotel. And on Sunday afternoon, he may be the Falcons’ Week 1 starting quarterback. Signed by the team July 29, the first day of training camp, Rush…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (186+ words) AJC.com The Braves have lost outfielder Lane Thomas, as manager Walt Weiss said Thomas will be placed on the injured list after hurting the intercostal muscles on his left side while taking pregame batting practice Thursday at Truist Park....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (510+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an oblique injury during an individual throwing portion early in Thursday’s practice, and the team officially listed him as limited for the session. Veteran backup Cooper Rush took all of the first-team snaps…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (342+ words) Ozzie Albies’ pinch-hit triple followed by Austin Riley’s single through a drawn-in infield led to a relative offensive explosion as the Braves earned a 3-1 series-salvaging win over the Rays on Thursday at Truist Park. With the game scoreless and one…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (627+ words) Are you ready for some football? The Falcons open their season Sunday at Pittsburgh, and with that kickoff comes plenty of unknowns about how the season will go. The quarterback position is one of the biggest question marks, along with…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1241+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH — The Falcons released their first regular-season depth chart Tuesday, and the collective takeaway is this: It’s a great time to be a rookie heading into Week 1. Am I slightly biased, launching a new chapter of Dirty Birds Dispatch…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (999+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH — Tua Tagovailoa spent his final weekend before the regular season begins still awaiting his fate in the Falcons’ summerlong quarterback competition. Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski sat down Tagovailoa, then the rest of the quarterbacks, on Monday morning and…...