Sean Weatherspoon News

Sean Weatherspoon is going to go down as one of the best linebackers in Atlanta Falcons history.

As part of an offseason that can just be boring leading into training camp, it's time to take a look into every unit and pick a story that could change the defense.

About midway through his first organized team activity [non-contact practice] with the Falcons, cornerback Asante Samuel made a plea to the offense.

The biggest challenge for Mike Nolan this year, as a Defensive Coordinator is probably to improve the Falcons third down pass defense.

The top of the Atlanta Falcons depth chart will look remarkably similar in 2012 to last year.

Aug 1, 2011; Flowery Branch, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons tight end Ryan Winterswyk blocks defensive end Lawrence Sidbury during training camp at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility.

The Falcons ' strength the past four years has been their linebacker corps, with star players like Keith Brooking, Curtis Lofton, Sean Weatherspoon and Mike Peterson.

Hello again football fans!A It's time for our weekly smattering of Atlanta Falcons "Bird Droppings".A Little tid-bits, rants, factoids, and snippets from around the Falcons camp and the rest of the NFL Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff cycled to work 40 miles from Buckhead to Flowery Branch on Friday to celebrate National Bike to Work Day.A This was ... (more)

Just a little series on players I expect to be under intense scrutiny in 2012. First up, wunderkind linebacker Sean Weatherspoon .

Julio Jones and Sean Weatherspoon are the obvious exceptions to that rule. Ditto William Moore and Spencer Adkins .