The NFL star quarterback for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons will plead guilty for running a dogfighting operation.
He's seen a lot of knee injuries over the years as the team doctor for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
"The Fab Five is such a tremendous story, five tremendous guys that did something special, " coach John Beilein said Friday, a day when all four teams got a chance to practice in the cavernous, 70, 000-seat Georgia Dome that is normally home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
The Cowboys are following the lead of the Atlanta Falcons and the NFL itself, both of which launched networks in the past year.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, one of the NFL's most dominant players, was ordered not to report to training camp after his recent indictment on charges of animal cruelty.
One of those lawsuits involved former Atlanta Falcons safety, Ray Easterling, who contended that the NFL hid the link between football and brain injuries.
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To mark Earth Day, I invited Ovie Mughelli, a former Pro Bowl fullback for the Atlanta Falcons, to contribute a guest post on measures the NFL and other pro sports leagues can take to become more environmentally friendly.
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Deion Sanders played for several NFL teams, including the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons.
Notes: DeAngelo Williams, the former Memphis running back now with the NFL's Carolina Panthers, and rapper Lil Wayne had courtside seats with Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones also on hand.
"The NFL is the most successful and best-managed sports league in the world, " said Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who is chairman of the league's compensation committee, in a statement.
Seau's death follows last month's suicide of former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, the lead plantiff in a class action lawsuit against the NFL over concussion-related injuries.
Sometimes, it even surfaces in the NFL, like in Sunday's New York Giants 24-2 win over Atlanta, in which the flightless Falcons were limited to a lone, second-quarter safety.
My NFL career lasted nine years with five teams the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, and Carolina Panthers.
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