Falcons Promote General Counsel Rich McKay, Naming Him CEO

Rich McKay, the long-time general counsel and more recently president of the Atlanta Falcons, has been promoted to chief executive officer.   "Since joining the Falcons in 2003, there is no doubt that Rich has been a valuable leader of our club," Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a statement. "Beyond his day-to-day duties as president of the Falcons, Rich has led a good number of key initiatives for us. In addition, he is increasingly enlisted by the league as someone who can be counted on