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NFL Roundup: Gleason moves on after DJs apologize (The SportsXchange)
Former NFL player Steve Gleason accepted the apologies of the three Atlanta radio personalities who made fun of his Lou Gehrig's disease in a bit Monday.
Falcons have initial approval to go forward with futuristic stadium design (Shutdown Corner)
The first drawings of the Atlanta Falcons' proposed new stadium put the team firmly in the forefront of facility design, to be sure. While most of the new stadiums in any outdoor sport go forward at reasonable" paces, the Falcons' idealized stadium looks like something out of the next century, and it's looking like it will happen. According to the team's official site , the Falcons have completed a full conceptual design of the new stadium, which is estimated to be complete in time for the 2017 season . As you would expect from the designs, it will take a LOT of people to get this done. As the Falcons move forward on the actual schematic design stage, they announced that three different architectural firms will partner with the main agency, 360 Architecture. “The conceptual design phase of the new stadium project has been a dynamic, interactive and collaborative process,” Falcons President & CEO Rich McKay said in a statement. “Our discussions and decisions have focused on creating an iconic asset for the city and state, a great game day experience for our fans and attendees of other events that will be held in the new stadium, and a connection with the surrounding communities. We look forward to moving into the more detailed design phase with our great partners at 360 Architecture and their recently-selected joint venture partners.” The estimated cost for the facility is $1 billion, with public funding of $200 million, and the Falcons taking on all other costs. It will sit on the south side of the Georgia Dome, the Falcons' current home, which will be demolished when the new place is complete. At a recent meeting with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority’s Stadium Development Committee, Bill Johnson of 360 Architecture talked about the concept of a more open stadium -- a "window on the world," so to speak. One challenge was the idea of a more open retractable roof, and Johnson said that the plan is to have “an open building that closes rather than a closed building that opens,” which may involve a glass-like material that can be transparent or opaque, depending on the weather.
Tony Gonzalez wins PFWA Good Guy Award (The Associated Press)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez has won the 2013 Good Guy Award from the Professional Football Writers of America.
Atlanta DJs Deserve Blame for Steve Gleason Incident, Not Falcons, City of Atlanta (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
COMMENTARY | Steve Gleason is a man who has overcome so many obstacles to become an inspiration for people with ALS and, frankly, people everywhere. It's easy to get swept up in his amazing story, especially when he wrote about it so eloquently in yesterday's Monday Morning Quarterback. And that's why it's easy to get so angry and want to rally to his defense when he is mocked and degraded like he was yesterday on an Atlanta Sports radio program. But with all of that emotion, it is important to remember who the culprit is, and more importantly who it isn't.
Falcons' Gonzalez named PFWA Good Guy (The SportsXchange)
Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez has been named as the 2013 Good Guy Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America, the first non-quarterback to win the award since 2007.
Timing of Ryan deal could determine Seymour’s future (NBC Sports)
Free agent defensive tackle Richard Seymour said over the weekend that nothing was happening with the Falcons now, and thanked them for their interest. A simple translation of that might be that there isn’t enough money for him. As pointed out by D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Falcons will have less…
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Falcons call Gleason jokes “totally lacking in taste and discretion” (NBC Sports)
It should go without saying that everyone in the NFL finds it appalling that an Atlanta radio station made bad jokes at the expense of former Saints safety Steve Gleason’s struggle with ALS. But the Falcons decided to say it anyway. The Falcons released a statement on Monday evening saying the team is disgusted that…