2001 Atlanta Falcons season
- 2001 Atlanta Falcons season
NFL season
team = Atlanta Falcons
year = 2001
record =
division_place = NFC West
coach =
stadium = Georgia Dome
playoffs = Did not qualifyThe 2001 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons 36th season. The Falcons obtained the first pick overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. With the pick, the Falcons drafted Michael Vick. [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 392 ]
Offseason
Vick was selected in the 2001 NFL Draft as the first overall pick and first African American quarterback taken number 1 in the NFL Draft. The San Diego Chargers had the number one selection spot in the draft that year but traded the rights to the first overall choice to the Atlanta Falcons a day before the draft, for which they received the Falcons' first round pick (5th overall) and third round pick in 2001 (used to draft CB Tay Cody), a second round pick in 2002 (used to draft WR Reche Caldwell) and WR/KR Tim Dwight. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2670541 ESPN - Chargers big winner in different draft-day deal - NFL ] ] With the Chargers' downgraded spot (the 5th overall), they selected Texas Christian University running back LaDainian Tomlinson, who went on to become league MVP in 2006 [ [http://football.about.com/od/nflhistory/l/bl_awardsmvp.htm NFL Most Valuable Players - NFL MVP Player of the Year ] ] . Although Vick has never become league MVP, he finished second in voting in 2004. [cite web |author=Barry Wilner |title=Manning NFL MVP again: 49 TDs, passing rating of 121.1 make Colts QB near-unanimous pick |publisher="The Decatur Daily" |date=2005-01-11 |url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/sports/050111/nfl.shtml |accessdate=2007-05-23 ] In this way, Tomlinson and Vick are linked as having been "traded" for each other, although the transaction was actually the result of traded draft picks and contract negotiations.
NFL Draft
[ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 99]
Regular Season
eason Standings
[ [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/ 2001 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com ] ]
eason Schedule
Roster
Awards and records
Milestones
References
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2001.htm Falcons on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/2001-atl Falcons on jt-sw.com]
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