Ovie Mughelli Rumors & News

Unlike other major American sports -- baseball, basketball, hockey, beerpong, etc. -- football is a game that requires players who go relatively unnoticed by the untrained eye. One such position (at least in this day and age) is the fullback. After last season ended for the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, former FB Ovie Mughelli spoke out in support of Michael Turner, who had by far his worst season in Atlanta (can't find the link, but I promise this happened). Mughelli stated that inadequate play from the Falcons' fullbacks made it extremely difficult for the RBs to succeed, and...

The Falcons have a proud history of maulers at fullback. Bob Christian and Ovie Mughelli spring readily to mind, and hey, Cannonball Butler. If all goes according to plan, we may see another quality bruiser in the backfield for the next several years. His name is Bradie Ewing. Oddly enough, no position has a bigger unknown associated with it than fullback. Right tackle has a couple of proven competitors and Lamar Holmes, who offers considerable promise as a third round pick. Defensive end has Osi Umenyiora and Kroy Biermann, and so on. For fullback, it's just Ewing. Health is going to ...