2016 Atlanta Falcons season

2016 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Dan Quinn
General manager	Thomas Dimitroff
Owner	Arthur Blank
Home field	Georgia Dome
Uniform

The 2016 Atlanta Falcons season will be the franchise's upcoming 51st season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Dan Quinn. It will also mark the team's 25th and final season playing their home games at the Georgia Dome, as the Falcons will move into the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2017.

Free Agents

Number	Player	Position
37	Ricardo Allen	Safety
71	Kroy Biermann	Defensive end
65	Chris Chester	Guard
99	Adrian Clayborn	Defensive end
30	Charles Godfrey	Safety
6	Shayne Graham	Kicker
66	Gino Gradkowski	Center
72	Bryce Harris	Offensive tackle
75	Jake Long	Offensive tackle
81	Tony Moeaki	Tight end
73	Ryan Schraeder	Offensive tackle
54	Nathan Stupar	Linebacker
86	D.J. Tialavea	Tight end
51	Philip Wheeler	Linebacker
55	Paul Worrilow	Linebacker

Draft

2016 Atlanta Falcons Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	17	Keanu Neal	SS	Florida
2	50	Deion Jones	OLB	LSU
3	81	Austin Hooper	TE	Stanford
4	115	De'Vondre Campbell	OLB	Minnesota
6	195	Wes Schweitzer	OG	San Jose State
7	238	Devin Fuller	WR	UCLA

Notes

• The Falcons did not select a player in the fifth round:
  • The team forfeited their fifth-round selection as the punishment for piping artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. If the Falcons receive multiple fifth-round selections, the team will forfeit its first fifth-round selection;
  • The Falcons traded their sixth-round selection (No. 193) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for guard Andy Levitre and a future undisclosed selection. They subsequently acquired Pick No. 195 from the New York Jets.

Staff

Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman – Arthur Blank President/CEO – Rich McKay General Manager – Thomas Dimitroff Assistant General Manager – Scott Pioli Director of Pro Personnel – Joel Collier Director, Football Operations – Nick Polk Director of College Scouting – Steve Sabo National Scout – Ruston Webster National Scout – Phil Emery Head coaches Head Coach – Dan Quinn Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Raheem Morris Assistant to the Head Coach – Steve Scarnecchia Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Kyle Shanahan Quarterbacks – Matt LaFleur Running Backs – Bobby Turner Tight Ends – Wade Harman Offensive Line – Chris Morgan Assistant Offensive Line – Keith Carter Offensive Assistant – Mike LaFleur Offensive Assistant – Mike McDaniel			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Richard Smith Defensive Passing Game Coordinator– Jerome Henderson Defensive Line – Bryan Cox Linebackers – Jeff Ulbrich Secondary/Senior Defensive Assistant – Marquand Manuel Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs – Chad Walker Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – Doug Mallory Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Keith Armstrong Assistant Special Teams – Eric Sutulovich Special Teams Intern – Lance Schulters Strength and conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – AJ Neibel Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Jacob Peden → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks 13 Sean Renfree  2 Matt Ryan  8 Matt Schaub  4 Matt Simms Running backs 26 Tevin Coleman 42 Patrick DiMarco FB 24 Devonta Freeman 35 Gus Johnson 39 Will Ratelle FB 33 Terron Ward 20 Brandon Wilds Wide receivers 87 Devin Fuller -- David Glidden 16 Justin Hardy 17 Devin Hester 89 Daje Johnson 11 Julio Jones 18 Jordan Leslie 85 J. D. McKissic 89 Aldrick Robinson 12 Mohamed Sanu 14 Eric Weems 15 Nick Williams Tight ends 81 Austin Hooper 82 Joshua Perkins 83 Jacob Tamme 86 D. J. Tialavea 80 Levine Toilolo		Offensive linemen 79 Shabaz Ahmed G 65 Chris Chester G 76 Tom Compton T 61 Cody Elenz T 63 Ben Garland G 72 Bryce Harris T 67 Andy Levitre G 51 Alex Mack C 70 Jake Matthews T 68 Mike Person G 64 Collin Rahrig G 69 Jake Reed C 73 Ryan Schraeder T 71 Wes Schweitzer G 62 James Stone C Defensive linemen 95 Jonathan Babineaux DT 44 Vic Beasley DE 99 Adrian Clayborn DE 93 Malliciah Goodman DE 77 Ra'Shede Hageman DT 94 Tyson Jackson DE 97 Grady Jarrett DT 98 Corey Johnson DT 74 Chris Mayes NT 92 Joey Mbu NT 90 Derrick Shelby DE 71 Brandon Williams DE		Linebackers 59 De'Vondre Campbell OLB 54 Josh Dawson OLB 46 Torrey Green LB 45 Deion Jones MLB 48 Ivan McLennon LB 50 Brooks Reed OLB 53 LaRoy Reynolds MLB 52 Tyler Starr OLB 91 Courtney Upshaw OLB 56 Sean Weatherspoon OLB 41 Philip Wheeler OLB 55 Paul Worrilow MLB Defensive backs 23 Robert Alford CB 37 Ricardo Allen FS 32 Jalen Collins CB 30 Charles Godfrey FS 29 C. J. Goodwin CB 36 Kemal Ishmael SS 33 Devonte Johnson CB 28 Akeem King CB 38 David Mims II CB 22 Keanu Neal SS 20 Sherrod Neasman S 40 Damian Parms SS 34 Brian Poole S 39 Jordan Sefon CB 27 Robenson Therezie FS 21 Desmond Trufant CB 43 DeMarcus Van Dyke CB Special teams  5 Matt Bosher P  3 Matt Bryant K 47 Josh Harris LS  1 Nick Rose K				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 71 Kroy Biermann DE  6 Shayne Graham K 75 Jake Long T 81 Tony Moeaki TE Rookies in italics Roster updated March,15 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 52 Active, Inactive, 9 FAs, 9 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

The Falcons preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April, 7, 2016, the opponents being the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and the Jacksonville Jaguars

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	7:00 p.m. EDT	Washington Redskins			Georgia Dome	WUPA
2	August 18	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	WUPA
3	August 25	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Miami Dolphins			New Miami Stadium	NBC
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Jaguars			Georgia Dome	WUPA

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	1:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Georgia Dome	Fox
2	September 18	4:25 p.m. EDT	at Oakland Raiders			Oakland Coliseum	CBS
3	September 26	8:30 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	ESPN
4	October 2	1:00 p.m. EDT	Carolina Panthers			Georgia Dome	Fox
5	October 9	4:05 p.m. EDT	at Denver Broncos			Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Fox
6	October 16	4:25 p.m. EDT	at Seattle Seahawks			CenturyLink Field	Fox
7	October 23	4:05 p.m. EDT	San Diego Chargers			Georgia Dome	Fox
8	October 30	1:00 p.m. EDT	Green Bay Packers			Georgia Dome	Fox
9	November 3	8:25 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	NFLN
10	November 13	1:00 p.m. EST	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	Fox
11	Bye
12	November 27	1:00 p.m. EST	Arizona Cardinals			Georgia Dome	Fox
13	December 4	1:00 p.m. EST	Kansas City Chiefs			Georgia Dome	CBS
14	December 11	4:25 p.m. EST	at Los Angeles Rams			Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Fox
15	December 18	4:05 p.m. EST	San Francisco 49ers			Georgia Dome	Fox
16	December 24	1:00 p.m. EST	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
17	January 1	1:00 p.m. EST	New Orleans Saints			Georgia Dome	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

External links

• Official website