Falcons sign former Jaguars' starter Leftwich

Petrino says Harrington to blame for offense's woes

kcudah posted 9/18/2007 from sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Joey Harrington, who has been sacked 13 times in his first two starts for the Falcons, was feeling more heat on Monday -- this time from his coach. Bobby Petrino said it's not fair to blame the offensive line for the high sack totals -- including seven in Sunday's 13-7 loss at Jacksonville. Petrino said Harrington is holding the ball too long.

Byron Leftwich to Falcons.

miamihoopsblog posted 9/18/2007 from msn.foxsports.com

Quarterback Byron Leftwich, who was surprisingly cut on the eve of the NFL season by the Jacksonville Jaguars, has landed on his feet in Atlanta. Leftwich has agreed to a two-year deal that could be worth up to $7 million with the Falcons, sources have told FOXSports.com.

Falcons agree to two-year deal with QB Leftwich

kcudah posted 9/18/2007 from sports.espn.go.com

In a move that might eventually address a deteriorating situation at quarterback, and which could stabilize the position beyond just a short-term fix, the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday afternoon signed free agent Byron Leftwich to a two-year, $7 million contract.

O.J. Simpson is Byron Leftwich

Construda posted 9/18/2007 from construda.blogspot.com

Just minutes ago on Tuesday evening's 6 p.m. SportsCenter, the program led with the news that O.J. Simpson has been charged with eight felonies in the Las Vegas sports memorabilia incident. Next, ESPN brought in John Clayton and Mark Schlereth to analyze the Atlanta Falcons' signing of Byron Leftwich. Across the bottom of the screen, we found this.

Leftwich agrees to terms on two-year deal with Falcons

FanHouse found this 9/18/2007 on www.nfl.com

News Main E-mail Posted: 1 hours 38 minutes ago Leftwich agrees to terms on two-year deal with Falcons NFL.com Wire Reports FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms on a two-year, $7 million contract with former Jacksonville starting ...