...coaches on Wednesday morning, comes at a bad time for the 1-3 Falcons. They might be without safeties Cory Hall, Gerald McBurrows and Kevin McCadam for Sunday's home game against the Minnesota Vikings. The Falcons (1-3) have suffered three...

...coaches Wednesday morning, comes at a bad time for the Falcons. They team already may be without safeties Cory Hall, Gerald McBurrows and Kevin McCadam for Sunday's home game against the Minnesota Vikings. The Falcons (1-3) have suffered three...

...yards. They were at a loss against the Dolphins as special teams stalwarts like Artie Ulmer (lower leg nerve), Gerald McBurrows (shoulder sprain) and Kevin Mathis (shoulder sprain) were out with injuries. Of the three, only McBurrows will...

...approach. The starting secondary was benched - Buchanan, cornerback Tyrone Williams and safeties Keion Carpenter and Gerald McBurrows. Carpenter accepted the demotion with a dose of reality. "It's hard to say you're doing good when you're...

...he'll be ready to play against the Packers. The strong safety strained his groin in the afternoon session Friday. Gerald McBurrows, who started most of 2001 and all of '02 at the position, took Hall's place in practice Saturday. Defensive...

...they beat the Browns or New Orleans loses to Carolina. They held off Detroit despite the absence of strong safety Gerald McBurrows and turf toe slowing free safety Keion Carpenter. Rookie Kevin McCadam replaced McBurrows, who was inactive. Backup...

...doing. Really, I think it's made a big difference." ACHES AND PAINS: Coach Dan Reeves started to downgrade Gerald McBurrows for the second straight day on the injury report but left the strong safety listed as doubtful. McBurrows, though...

...made it 10-0, but last year's first-round draft pick from Mississippi lost a fumble early in the second that Gerald McBurrows forced and Sam Rogers recovered for Atlanta. Nine plays later, Dunn, a native of Baton Rouge, ran for a 3-yard...

...the 10-7 win at Carolina with a knee strain, returned to practice but remains questionable. ... Strong safety Gerald McBurrows is likely to miss his second straight game with a sore knee.

...Reeves said rookie Kynan Forney has won the job at right guard, beating out Travis Claridge. ... Strong safety Gerald McBurrows, who missed the Carolina game with a sprained knee, did some light running Monday but said he'll probably need...