- Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons franchise. He is the older brother of former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Marcus Vick, and is the cousin of former New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders quarterback Aaron Brooks.
- Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre (pronounced 'Farv') was born on October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi. He is the current starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Favre started at quarterback for The University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. After one season with the Falcons, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers on February 10, …
- Bobby Petrino
Bernard "Bobby" Petrino (born March 10, 1961 in Lewistown, Montana) is the 13th head coach in the history of the Atlanta Falcons. Petrino grew up in Helena, Montana, and graduated from Carroll College with degrees in math and physical education in 1983. While at Carroll College, he played quarterback and began his coaching career there as a graduate assistant during the 1983 season. The next year, he moved to Weber State University, …
- Joey Harrington
John Joseph "Joey" Harrington Jr. (born October 21, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. He was recently signed to be a backup to Michael Vick following the trade of Matt Schaub. Many sports analysts have considered him one of the biggest draft busts in recent NFL history after being picked with the third pick in the 2002 NFL draft.
- Warrick Dunn
Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.
- Arthur Blank
Arthur Blank is one of the co-founders of Home Depot. Today he is known for his philanthropy and his ownership of the Atlanta Falcons NFL and the Georgia Force arena football team. Bold text==Early life== Arthur Blank was born in 1942 and grew up in Queens, New York with his father, Max, his mother, Molly, and his older brother, Michael. Blank graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City and went on to attend Babson College, …
- Deangelo Hall
DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983 in Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American football cornerback currently starting for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He was acquired in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech with the eighth overall selection. Hall stands at 5' 10", and weighs 197 pounds, but is known for his quickness and his willingness, ability to play well in big assignments, …
- Matt Schaub
Matthew Rutledge Schaub (born June 25, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback who is currently the starting quarterback for the Houston Texans. He played quarterback at West Chester East High School, and went on to attend The University of Virginia where he set numerous records. The Atlanta Falcons selected Schaub as the 90th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Alge Crumpler
Algernon Darius "Alge" Crumpler (born December 23, 1977) is an American football player in the National Football League, currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted out of the University of North Carolina by the Falcons with the fourth pick of the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Through time, he has emerged as one of Falcons QB Michael Vick's favorite targets.
- Deion Sanders
Deion Luwynn Sanders (Born:August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida) is a former National Football League cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, and CBS Sports commentator. In April of 2006 he became a partial owner of the Austin Wranglers, an Arena Football League team based in Austin, TX. Sanders also works for the NFL Network, appearing on the Sunday night highlights show NFL GameDay. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, …
- Roddy White
Sharod "Roddy" Lamor White (born November 2, 1981 in James Island, South Carolina) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL. He was selected with the 27th pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). By drafting Roddy instead of a defensive lineman, as many had predicted, the Atlanta Falcons sent a clear signal to their "star" wide receiver Peerless Price and their entire set of WRs.
- Byron Leftwich
Byron Antron Leftwich (January 14, 1980 in Washington, DC) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.
- Joe Horn
Joseph Horn (born January 16, 1972 in New Haven, Conn.) is an American football player who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons. He was released by the New Orleans Saints on March 1, 2007 and signed a contract with the Falcons on March 8, 2007. He is the last player in the NFL to have 4 receiving touchdowns in one game. Horn accomplished this feat on December 14, 2003 during a Sunday Night Football game when the Saints defeated the New York Giants by a score of 45-7.
- Joe Gibbs
Joe Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is a Hall of Fame American football coach and NASCAR Championship team owner. He is the 20th and 26th head coach in the history of the Washington Redskins. Well known for his long hours and work ethic, Joe Gibbs put together championship teams with players who may have had mediocre careers if playing for other NFL teams. During his first stint in the National Football League, …
- Herman Edwards
Herman Lee "Herm" Edwards, Jr. (born April 27, 1954) is the head coach of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Previously a journeyman player in the NFL, he played the position of cornerback for eight seasons (1979-1986) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. Before being hired with the Chiefs, Edwards was the head coach of the New York Jets from 2001-2005. He is famous for the quote and sound bite, "You play to win the game!", …
- John Abraham
John Abraham (born May 6 1978 in Timmonsville, South Carolina) is an NFL defensive end currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons.
- Cam Cameron
Malcolm "Cam" Cameron (born February 6, 1961 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is currently head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was previously offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers and head coach at Indiana University.
- Wade Phillips
Wade Phillips (born June 21, 1947 in Orange, Texas) is the current head coach for the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys. He is also a former head coach of the New Orleans Saints, where his record was 1-3, the Denver Broncos, where his record was 16-17, the Buffalo Bills, where he was 29-21 and led the Bills to the playoffs in two of three seasons, and the Atlanta Falcons where he posted a 2-1 mark. His career winning percentage as a head coach is .533.
- Chris Redman
Chris James Redman (born July 7, 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional football player for the Atlanta Falcons. He formerly played with the Baltimore Ravens. He was a star quarterback at the University of Louisville, but has not able to reach the same level of success as a professional.
- Jerious Norwood
Jerious Montreal Norwood (Born July 29, 1983 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a current American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons. Norwood was drafted with the 15th pick in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi where he was a high school All-American. He was also Mississippi's Mr. Football, an honor given to the state's most outstanding high school football player.
- Michael Jenkins
Michael Gerard Jenkins (born June 18, 1982) is an American football player for the Atlanta Falcons.
- Michael Jenkins
Michael Jenkins (born June 18, 1982 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
- Keith Brooking
Keith Howard Brooking (born October 30, 1975 in Senoia, Georgia) is a linebacker who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons. He attended East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia and played college football at Georgia Tech. After being the 12th overall selection by the Falcons in the 1998 NFL Draft, Brooking quickly became the foundation of their defense. As of 2006, he is the only remaining member of the 1998 Falcons team that made it to Super Bowl XXXIII.
- Patrick Kerney
Patrick Manning Kerney (born December 30, 1976 in Trenton, New Jersey), and grew up in Newtown, Pennsylvania, is an American football defensive end with the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He played college football at the University of Virginia, although he was initially recruited to play lacrosse.
- Eric Dickerson
Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2 1960 in Sealy, Texas) is a former professional running back in the National Football League (NFL) who in his career played for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons.
- Aaron Brooks
Aaron Lafette Brooks (born March 24, 1976 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback in the NFL, who currently is a free agent. Brooks attended the University of Virginia. He is also the cousin of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and to former Miami Dolphins wide receiver/quarterback Marcus Vick. He formerly played for the Green Bay Packers; the New Orleans Saints, where he was the starting quarterback for six years; and the Oakland Raiders.
- Randy Johnson
Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson (born June 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former professional American football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. In 1974 he played with The Hawaiians of the WFL.
- Emmitt Thomas
Emmitt Thomas is an American former college and professional football player born June 3, 1943, who played for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs from 1966 to 1969, and then for the Chiefs in the NFL from 1970 to 1978. He owns the Chiefs all-time interception record with 58, which places him ninth on pro football's all-time list. He made the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent from Bishop College in Dallas.
- Morten Andersen
Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an American football placekicker who played for the Atlanta Falcons in 2006 and is currently a free agent. He has enjoyed a long career as one of the NFL's most prolific kickers. At age 46, he is the oldest player in the NFL, and is seven months older than current Falcons head coach Bobby Petrino. On December 16, 2006, Andersen passed Gary Anderson to become the all-time leading scorer in NFL history.
- Lawyer Milloy
Lawyer Milloy (born November 14, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American football strong safety who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He attended the University of Washington and was drafted in 1996 by the New England Patriots. Milloy was a member of the Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI championship team; a game in which the Patriots defeated the heavily-favored St. Louis Rams.
- Ken Whisenhunt
Kenneth "Ken" Moore Whisenhunt (born February 28, 1962 in Augusta, Georgia) is the American football head coach of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team.
- Ron Wolf
Ron Wolf is the former American football general manager (GM) of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, and played a significant role in personel operations with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders from 1966-1975, and again from 1978-1990. He joined Green Bay's front office in November 1991 from a personnel director's job with the New York Jets. He was responsible for assembling the 1996 Green Bay Packers, …
- Michael Boley
Michael Boley (born August 24, 1982) is a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. Boley went to the University of Southern Mississippi for college after graduating from Elkmont High School in Elkmont, Alabama, in 2000. He won the Conerly Trophy in 2004 as the best college football player in the state of Mississippi.
- Rod Coleman
Roderick Dwayne Coleman (born August 16, 1976 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a Defensive Tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. Coleman played college football at East Carolina.
- Andre Rison
The Associated Press reports former NFL WR Andre Rison was arrested and cited for public intoxication after an early-morning disturbance at a San Antonio hotel Monday, Dec. 29. Police were called to the hotel after Rison and a friend caused a scene at the Crown Plaza Riverwalk, the San Antonio Express-News reported. Rison paid an $85 fine for the misdemeanor offense and was released, police said.
- D. J. Shockley
Donald Eugene "D. J." Shockley (born March 23 1983 in College Park, Georgia) is a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. He played for the University of Georgia football team from 2002-2005. The 2005 season, D.J.'s senior season, was the only season in which he started for the team. He was the 2nd-string quarterback behind David Greene for the previous 3 seasons.
- Devery Henderson
Devery Vaughn Henderson, Jr. (nicknames: DeVry, Hedecky, DeVry Hedecky) (born March 26, 1982 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was selected in the second round (50th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University. The highlight of his career at LSU came on November 9, 2002. Henderson caught the famed "Bluegrass Miracle" pass from Marcus Randall to help defeat the Kentucky Wildcats, …
- Ashley Lelie
Ashley Jovon Lelie (born February 16, 1980, in Bellflower, California) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL.
- Grady Jackson
Grady O'Neal Jackson (born January 21, 1973 in Greensboro, Alabama) is an American Football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. Jackson's agent is Drew Rosenhaus, widely considered one of the most aggressive agents currently representing NFL players. Before the 2005 NFL season, Jackson said he would hold-out of training camp in order to secure a new contract with the Packers. However, he reported for Training Camp on the first day.
- Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson (born April 30, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for six seasons for the Oakland Raiders, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Arizona Cardinals.