“ The new Atlanta Falcons logo is fresh, strong and dynamic, and yet appreciates the tradition and history of this franchise ,” said Falcons owner and CEO Arthur Blank.

* Arthur Blank — co-founder of Home Depot, owner of the Atlanta Falcons

Upon selling the team to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank in September 2004, it was announced that the franchise would return to the downtown Philips Arena for the 2005 season in response to fan desires as expressed in a poll.

After the Cowboys defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 38-28, owner Jerry Jones revealed that Owens had injured a tendon on one of his fingers ( the same finger that he broke in an unrelated incident a few weeks earlier ).

Hall sold the Falcons for a ' nominal ' sum in 1999 to current owner Dave Thompson and since then Newcastle have won two Powergen Cups: in 2001 the Falcons beat Harlequins F. C.

In 2002, Gibbs and a small group of investors bought five percent of the Atlanta Falcons from owner Arthur Blank for $ 27 million.

In 2003, Arthur Blank, the new owner of Atlanta Falcons, funded the new state-of-the-art FieldTurf artificial surface system.

The Cougars later became the Falcons and finally, in 1932, were named the Detroit Red Wings by new owner James E. Norris.

Warrick De ' Mon Dunn ( born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ) is a former American football running back, and current minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons.

On December 17, 2009 he became a minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons Football Team is owned by business man Arthur Blank, and eight limited partners.

The Atlanta Falcons Adviser Board is made up of eleven members: Arthur M. Blank, Henry L. “ Hank ” Aaron, Steve Bartkowski, Glenda Hatchett, David E. Homrich, Felker W. Ward, Jr., Carl Ware, Bill Bolling, Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Ingrid Saunders Jones and Andrew Young ( Ambassador ).

As of 2011 the Atlanta Falcons Executive Committee consisted of ten people: Arthur Blank, Owner and Chairman ; Rich McKay, President & CEO ; Thomas Dimitroff, General Manager ; Kim Shreckengost, Executive Vice President / Chief of Staff for AMB Group, LLC ; Greg Beadles, Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer ; Jim Smith, Chief Marketing Officer ; Danny Branch, Vice President of Information Technology ; Dave Cohen, Vice President of Sales and Service ; Reggie Roberts, Vice President of Football Communications and Tim Zulawski, VP of Sponsorship Sales and Service.

On December 6, 2001, Arthur M. Blank, the co-founder and retired co-chairman of Atlanta-based Home Depot, reached a preliminary agreement with the Falcons ’ Taylor Smith to purchase the team.

The Atlanta Falcons began the Arthur Blank era of ownership with a 9 – 6 – 1 record and a berth in the playoffs as

Among them were Ray Pinney of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Cedrick Hardman of the 1970s San Francisco 49ers and early 1980s Oakland Raiders, Anthony Carter ( Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions ), Arthur Whittington ( Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills ), Bobby Hebert ( New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons ), Gary Plummer ( San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers ), Raymond Chester ( Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts ), Albert Bentley ( Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers ), Dave Browning ( Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots ), Ray Bentley ( Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals ), Dale Markham ( St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers ) and Derek Holloway ( Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ).

The first-ever full-game radio broadcast was made of a February 22, 1923 game between the Winnipeg Falcons and Port Arthur by Winnipeg radio station CJCG ( owned by the Manitoba Free Press ).

The first complete hockey game carried over the radio was on February 22, 1923 on CJCG out of Winnipeg, Manitoba of a game between the Winnipeg Falcons and the Port Arthur Bearcats.

After his career, Dunn took a stake in the Falcons ' ownership group led by Arthur Blank.

Arthur Blank told the media, Mora turned to broadcasting after being fired from the Falcons when he became a contributor to NBC's playoff coverage.

Jonathan Joel Babineaux ( born October 12, 1981 in Port Arthur, Texas ) is an NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons had defeated the Packers in a 1991 game in which Favre did not participate.

The Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals did not agree to the switch, forcing the Saints to wear white jerseys for that game.

Tampa Bay did not win their first game until the 13th week of their second season, starting with a record of 0 – 26 ( though the Bucs had beaten the Atlanta Falcons 17 – 3 in a 1976 pre-season game before their first regular season ).

The powder blue became the primary home uniform in 2008, while the navy blue uniform became the new alternate ( similar to what the Falcons did ).

However, Gibbs did lose quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave to the Atlanta Falcons over the summer of 2006.

A name change to the Detroit Falcons in 1930 did not improve the team's performance.

Detmer spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, but did not see any action as the third-string quarterback behind Michael Vick and Matt Schaub.

Brooking signed a three-year $ 6 million contract ($ 2. 5 million guaranteed ) with the Dallas Cowboys on February 28, 2009 after he and the Falcons did not reach an agreement.

Packers coach Mike Sherman did not challenge the call, a mistake considering replays showed the punted ball bouncing off a Falcons player's left shoulder.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the Pittsburgh Steelers ( the AFC 1 seed ) did not play the Houston Oilers ( the 5 seed ), nor did the Los Angeles Rams ( the NFC 1 seed ) play the Atlanta Falcons ( the 4 seed ), in the Divisional playoff round because those teams were in the same division.

He did, however, go on to be named Falcons player of the year for the 2003-04 Zurich Premiership.

The Atlanta Falcons organization did not confirmed the reports.

The Falcons never made it to the league finals for the J. Ross Robertson Cup, but did very well in the regular season, making the playoffs their first three years.

When Brett Favre was selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta Falcons general manager Ken Herock, Glanville did not approve of the pick because of Favre's personal issues with alcohol and the party lifestyle.

In the 2001 NFL Draft, the Falcons orchestrated a trade with the San Diego Chargers, acquiring the first overall pick ( which was used on quarterback Michael Vick ) in exchange for wide receiver / return specialist Tim Dwight and the fifth overall pick ( used on running back LaDainian Tomlinson ).

After beginning the season at 1 – 3, head coach Dan Reeves and quarterback Michael Vick led the Falcons to an NFL-best eight-game unbeaten streak ( 7 – 0 – 1 ).

Although the Falcons won 3 of their last 4 games after the return of Michael Vick, they ended up with a dismal 5 – 11 record that year.

Urlacher, whose jersey was among the league's best-selling in 2002, was featured on Nike commercials with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.

* Michael Vick, Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, was okayed for transition to home confinement from his federal incarceration on February 26, 2009.

Michael Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, is on the cover.

It was owned by his cousin, then Atlanta Falcons NFL-football player Michael Vick.

On September 25, 2005, Spikes suffered a season-ending tear to his right Achilles ' tendon while tackling Michael Vick during the Bills 24-16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3.

On April 9, 2007, Harrington agreed to a two-year, $ 6 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons to compete with D. J. Shockley and Chris Redman to back up Michael Vick.

Urlacher held Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who was well known for his scrambling abilities, to 18 rushing yards, and recorded a forced fumble and sack.

He played as part of the Atlanta Falcons " DVD " ( Dunn, Vick, Duckett ) rushing offense in 2003-2005.

In a classic rout, quarterback Michael Vick and the Falcons steamrolled over the Rams in their first home playoff game since 1999, racking up 327 rushing yards and 232 yards on special teams.

On the Falcons opening drive, Vick rushed for 47 yards and later threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Alge Crumpler, giving his team a 7-0 lead after just 3: 02 had elasped in the game.

Then Vick led the Falcons 90 yards in 16 plays, and kicker Jay Feely finished the drive with a 22-yard field goal on the last play of the half.

In December 2002, quarterback Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons rushed for 173 yards on 10 carries against the Minnesota Vikings, eclipsing Motley's average.

In the Falcons 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints, Hall showed his support for fellow Falcon and former Hokie Michael Vick by carrying a poster of Vick onto the field with him, and also wearing " MV7 " written on the shade under his eyes.

In the Falcons 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints, White showed his support for fellow Falcon Michael Vick by wearing a t-shirt that said " Free Mike Vick " and pulling up his jersey after scoring a touchdown.

He recorded his first career interception against Michael Vick in match against Atlanta Falcons and returned it for a 41-yard touchdown.