After spending lavishly on offense in free agency, the Falcons knew they had issues on defense before this season started.

Sills, has played in 16 NFL games and has made seven starts in his time with the Giants (2019-22) and Broncos (2023-24).

Washington coach Dan Quinn has the Commanders on the verge of returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1991 season. The Commanders, fresh off taking down No. 1 seed Detroit, are set to ...

FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons right guard Chris Lindstrom was named to the PFWA’s All-NFC team Monday. This was Lindstrom’s third consecutive All-NFC selection by the Pro Football Writers of America.

Under the direction of first-year offensive coordinator Zac Robinson and run-game coordinator Dwayne Ledford, the Falcons finished in the top half of the NFL in the four key categories: total yards ...

🏀 The ugly: The Hawks shot 6-for-38 from three in their 114-104 home loss to the Pistons — a franchise low on that many attempts. They’ll aim to improve tonight against the Raptors (7:30 on FanDuel ...

The Falcons’ search to replace one-year defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake started immediately after he was terminated.

He helped the Bengals make back-to-back AFC title-game appearances in 2021 and 2022 while allowing 18.8 points per game in seven postseason matchups.

Morris has a second chance to get his defensive coordinator hire right. He needs to go after someone with more job-specific experience than his first hire had.

The former Chicago Bears head coach is the seventh person to interview virtually for the job after Jimmy Lake was fired after one season.

Raheem Morris will have the option to hire a more experienced defensive coordinator to whip the defense into shape or he will stay with someone he’s more familiar with.