Thomas DeCoud

The 49ers can build off the Read Option look and create play-action opportunities Sunday for quarterback Colin Kaepernick against the Falcons in the NFC championship game at the Georgia Dome. Three-level route schemes will target the Falcons' Cover-3...

Now that the deadline has passed for tagging NFL players with the deadly "franchise" label, I'm sitting here at home with a Nugget Nectar Ale, wondering what the highly secretive Eagles will do next. That's anyone's guess, but as we've......

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT The Falcons had a major a hole in their secondary and they tried to fill in by making another first-round trade. Under general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons have not been shy...

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Robert Griffin III isn’t the type of quarterback to run out of bounds, and Sean Weatherspoon knew it. The Atlanta Falcons linebacker kept up the pursuit and went for the tackle. His upper body rammed into the helmet of the rookie who doesn’t...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Big East Conference Tournament, second round, 11 a.m., 1, 6 and 8 p.m. (ESPN); Pac-12 Conference Tournament, first round, 2, 4:30 and 10:30 p.m. (FXSP); Northeast Conference Tournament Championship, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Big...

In the last installment of our position-by-position free agency primers, we will look at the safeties. The Ravens will likely have holes to fill at safety, but they aren’t going to be in the market for a high-priced free agent, not with Ed Reed...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - It required a keen eye to instantly notice on television the third effort Percy Harvin made on his final run Sunday. Stopped at the 1 and sandwiched between Falcons linebacker Curtis Lofton and safety Thomas DeCoud, Harvin never...