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Atlanta owner expects bigger return

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, December 29, 2006

ATLANTA -- There are plenty of reasons owner Arthur Blank dismissed Jim Mora on Monday after only three seasons as Atlanta Falcons head coach. But up around the top of the list has to be an element that drives virtually every decision in the league. Money. According to salary documents obtained by ESPN.com, the Falcons had the NFL's highest payroll for the 2006 season, at just shy of $111 million. That's believed to be the second-highest payroll in NFL history, behind only the $117.962 mill ...

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