Lawyer Milloy News

Renton After two weeks of playing mostly on special teams, plus a handful of plays on defense, veteran safety Lawyer Milloy could see a significant increase in playing time on the defensive side of the ball.

The Atlanta Falcons have one of the NFL's rising stars at general manager, a coach coming off a brilliant rookie season and a young quarterback who looks as though he'll be the starter for the next decade or so.

And here's why they needed to get younger and faster. He could have taken half-measures: Dump three guys in one offseason, two more the next.

The bonding process started over chicken wings and watching film. Mike Peterson had a plan for the Falcons ' revamped linebacker unit.

The Atlanta Falcons re-signed veteran running back Verron Haynes on Monday. The 30-year-old, who was released by the squad Saturday, was originally signed by Atlanta as a free agent in the offseason.

Coach of the Year Winner & Runner-Up It's finally here: 2009 Atlanta Falcons Football.

Veteran receiver Robert Ferguson and former Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley were among 13 players cut by the Atlanta Falcons.

At 35, playing for his fourth NFL team, Lawyer Milloy feels a bit like a rookie again.

Renton He wanted to return home. And after turning down an opportunity to do so after the 2006 season as a free agent, Tacoma native and University of Washington product Lawyer Milloy got another opportunity this week and couldn't pass it up.

As was reported pretty much everywhere yesterday, former Husky safety Lawyer Milloy is coming home to play for the Seahawks.

Seattle's release of Brian Russell made room to sign Lawyer Milloy, according to Steve Wyche of the NFL Network.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Time for a quick trip through the morning's NFC South headlines.

All last week, Falcons coach Mike Smith kept saying that the team "had a lot of work to do." Some of the cynical and sometimes skeptical media folks just thought it was some "coach speak." Turns out Smitty was just shooting the media straight.

Lawyer Milloy turned down an offer from the Detroit Lions Monday after the parties could not reach an agreement on contract terms.

That's how the Falcons linebacker saw it last season when, as a rookie, he was waved off the field in third-down situations.

Though he came to the Atlanta Falcons with a background in defense, then-rookie head coach Mike Smith made rebuilding his offense priority No.

Here's John Abraham leaning on a pad, but the Falcons' defense this season will be leaning on him.

Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud keeps his little green book locked up in the basement of his house.

This story begins with an injury, which, unfortunately, is the way most stories about L.J. Smith have begun the last 3 years.

Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud is after Lawyer Milloy's old spot. . THE BRANCH a ' Just four days into training camp and the battle to replace Lawyer Milloy at strong safety is starting to take shape.