With no mention of former quarterback-turned-federal inmate Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons got off to an upbeat start to training camp Saturday, even with the reality of a massive rebuilding job threatening to dampen all the smiles and giddiness.

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons hold training camp at one of the NFL's best facilities.

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Arthur Blank looks at himself as just another rookie, trying to earn his place in the NFL.\r\n

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Atlanta Falcons won't have two key players when they open training camp Thursday at Furman University.\r\n

...Thursday's final practice to attend his grandfather's funeral. ... One of Johnson's credentials for serving as Falcons' camp coordinator was her familiarity with football. "When they talked about sleds and about how much ice they needed...

...Thursday's final practice to attend his grandfather's funeral. ... One of Johnson's credentials for serving as Falcons' camp coordinator was her familiarity with football. "When they talked about sleds and about how much ice they needed...

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Jamal Anderson took the field in his familiar 32 jersey Thursday afernoon, but it wasn't the same field taken by his Atlanta Falcons teammates. While head coach Dan Reeves led the Falcons in a hour-long walk-through session in preparation for their first pre-season game Friday night against Detroit, Anderson jogged and sprinted on a neighboring field the day after signing a five-year, $32-million contract and ending a two-week holdout.

...Baker, one of the candidates to fill in for Calloway, pulled his groin. BRING ON THE JAGS: It seems everyone in Falcons camp is looking forward to hitting someone new, and the Jacksonville Jaguars couldn't be coming at a better time. The...

...share with you some my favorites. Jamal Anderson writes from his remote cabin in Salt Lake City: "Just wondering how Falcons camp is going since I'M NOT GOING TO BE THERE. Ha! Ha! Tell Dan and the boys hello for me, and they can call when they...

...getaway to a site like that where we can concentrate and yet won't be too far away will be beneficial." Although the Falcons' camp will be in close proximity to the Carolina Panthers' camp at Wofford University in Spartanburg, S.C., the teams...