1997 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Dan Reeves (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Scott Adams | G-T | September 28, 1966 | 6’5′ | 301 | Georgia |
| Morten Andersen | K | August 19, 1960 | 6’2′ | 217 | Michigan St. |
| Jamal Anderson | RB | September 30, 1972 | 5’11’ | 237 | Utah |
| Lester Archambeau | DE | June 27, 1967 | 6’5′ | 275 | Stanford |
| Chris Bayne | DB | March 22, 1975 | 6’1′ | 205 | Fresno St. |
| Cornelius Bennett | LB | August 25, 1965 | 6’2′ | 237 | Alabama |
| Scott Bentley | K | April 10, 1974 | 6’0′ | 203 | Florida St. |
| Juran Bolden | DB | June 27, 1974 | 6’2′ | 207 | Mississippi Delta CC |
| Michael Booker | DB | April 27, 1975 | 6’2′ | 203 | Nebraska |
| Ronnie Bradford | DB | October 1, 1970 | 5’10’ | 188 | Colorado |
| David Brandon | LB | February 9, 1965 | 6’4′ | 234 | Memphis |
| Ray Buchanan | DB | September 29, 1971 | 5’9′ | 186 | Louisville |
| John Burrough | DE-DT | May 17, 1972 | 6’5′ | 275 | Washington St. |
| Devin Bush | DB | July 3, 1973 | 5’11’ | 210 | Florida St. |
| Chris Chandler | QB | October 12, 1965 | 6’4′ | 224 | Washington |
| Bob Christian | RB | November 14, 1968 | 5’11’ | 226 | Northwestern |
| Calvin Collins | G-C | January 5, 1974 | 6’2′ | 307 | Texas A&M |
| Henri Crockett | LB | October 28, 1974 | 6’2′ | 240 | Florida St. |
| Antone Davis | T-G | February 28, 1967 | 6’4′ | 330 | Tennessee |
| Nathan Davis | DE | February 6, 1974 | 6’5′ | 312 | Indiana |
| Scott Davis | G | January 29, 1970 | 6’3′ | 292 | Iowa |
| Gary Downs | RB | June 6, 1972 | 6’1′ | 212 | North Carolina St. |
| Shane Dronett | DT-DE | January 12, 1971 | 6’6′ | 300 | Texas |
| Bert Emanuel | WR | October 26, 1970 | 5’10’ | 180 | UCLA |
| Roman Fortin | C-T-G | February 26, 1967 | 6’5′ | 297 | Oregon St. |
| Jamal Fountaine | DE | January 29, 1971 | 6’3′ | 240 | Washington |
| Tony Graziani | QB | December 23, 1973 | 6’2′ | 210 | Oregon |
| Harold Green | RB | January 29, 1968 | 6’2′ | 222 | South Carolina |
| Donovan Greer | DB | September 11, 1974 | 5’9′ | 178 | Texas A&M |
| Travis Hall | DT-DE | August 3, 1972 | 6’5′ | 295 | BYU |
| Ruffin Hamilton | LB | March 2, 1971 | 6’1′ | 235 | Tulane |
| Byron Hanspard | RB | January 23, 1976 | 5’10’ | 198 | Texas Tech |
| Mercury Hayes | WR | January 1, 1973 | 5’11’ | 195 | Michigan |
| Michael Haynes | WR | December 24, 1965 | 6’0′ | 184 | Northern Arizona |
| Todd Kinchen | WR | January 7, 1969 | 5’11’ | 187 | LSU |
| Brian Kozlowski | TE | October 4, 1970 | 6’3′ | 250 | Connecticut |
| Terance Mathis | WR | June 7, 1967 | 5’10’ | 177 | New Mexico |
| Lenny McGill | DB | May 31, 1971 | 6’1′ | 195 | Arizona St. |
| Nate Miller | G | October 8, 1971 | 6’3′ | 310 | LSU |
| Dan Owens | DE-DT-NT | March 16, 1967 | 6’3′ | 280 | USC |
| Anthony Pleasant | DE-DT | January 27, 1968 | 6’5′ | 280 | Tennessee St. |
| O.J. Santiago | TE | April 4, 1974 | 6’7′ | 265 | Kent St. |
| Craig Sauer | LB | December 13, 1972 | 6’1′ | 240 | Minnesota |
| Brian Saxton | TE | March 13, 1972 | 6’6′ | 256 | Boston Col. |
| Adam Schreiber | G-C | February 20, 1962 | 6’4′ | 290 | Texas |
| Freddie Scott | WR | August 26, 1974 | 5’10’ | 188 | Penn St. |
| Chris Shelling | DB | November 3, 1972 | 5’10’ | 180 | Auburn |
| Chuck Smith | DE-LB | December 21, 1969 | 6’2′ | 257 | Tennessee |
| Ed Smith | TE | June 5, 1969 | 6’4′ | 253 | none |
| Dan Stryzinski | P | May 15, 1965 | 6’0′ | 237 | Indiana |
| Eddie Sutter | LB | October 3, 1969 | 6’3′ | 240 | Northwestern |
| Robbie Tobeck | C-G | March 6, 1970 | 6’4′ | 297 | Washington St. |
| Billy Tolliver | QB | February 7, 1966 | 6’1′ | 217 | Texas Tech |
| Jessie Tuggle | LB | April 4, 1965 | 5’11’ | 230 | Valdosta St. |
| Ed West | TE | August 2, 1961 | 6’1′ | 250 | Auburn |
| William White | DB | February 19, 1966 | 5’10’ | 199 | Ohio St. |
| Bob Whitfield | T | October 18, 1971 | 6’5′ | 310 | Stanford |
| Gene Williams | G-T | October 14, 1968 | 6’2′ | 310 | Iowa St. |
| Matt Willig | T | January 21, 1969 | 6’8′ | 315 | USC |
| Marcus Wimberly | DB | July 8, 1974 | 5’11’ | 192 | Miami (FL) |
