NFL

• Falcons' Babineaux suspended one game

  Flowery Branch, GA (Sports Network) - Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux has been suspended one game without pay by the league.

  The suspension follows Babineaux's arrest last year on charges of possession of marijuana. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Babineaux came to a plea agreement in July, and that the felony charge was downgraded to three misdemeanor counts of possession.

  Babineaux will miss the team's season-opener September 12 at Pittsburgh, and will be eligible to return to the active roster the following day. He will still be able to participate in preseason practices and games.

  Babineaux, 28, is entering his sixth year in the league. He has started every game for Atlanta since the start of the 2008 season and signed a five-year extension with the team in 2008.

  08/03 17:22:08 ET