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Atlanta Falcons: Ron Hill, the Falcons vice president of player personnel who orchestrated the trade that brought Michael Vick to Atlanta, has been fired by the team.

"I'm no longer working for the Falcons," Hill said. "[President and general manager] Rich McKay said there was too much duplication in the jobs we both had."

Hill leaves the organization after seven years. He was responsible for putting together all but a few starters on a team that has been to the playoffs two of the past three years. Hill's most important legacy was pushing for the trade with the Chargers to acquire Vick.

At the time, he was working with former Falcons coach Dan Reeves.

"I'm happy for the team and the city for being here because he is very exciting to watch," Hill said. "If you are a football fan, you are going to buy a ticket just to see him on the field."

Hill ran the Falcons drafts from 2001 and 2003 and was responsible for the selections of Vick, tight end Alge Crumpler, halfback T.J. Duckett, left tackle Kevin Shaffer and others.

He was considered valuable enough that he stayed through last season even though McKay was hired from Tampa Bay to run the Falcons. He has worked for the Cowboys, Broncos and Jaguars before coming to the Falcons in 1998. In Jacksonville, his recommendation was responsible for the trade that brought Mark Brunell to the Jaguars.

The Falcons lost assistant general manager Tim Ruskell this offseason when he was hired to run the Seahawks.

Seattle Seahawks: Wide receiver Alex Bannister suffered a broken clavicle for the second consecutive year and will be out until September.

Bannister, who made the 2003 Pro Bowl on special teams, missed last season with a broken right clavicle.

The Seahawks re-signed him this offseason to a four-year, $4 million contract and hoped he would compete for playing time along with being a leader on special teams.

The injury, suffered early this week during organized workouts, is a blow to a receiving corps that recently released starter Koren Robinson.

Miami Dolphins: Richmond Webb will retire as a member of the Dolphins after the seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle signed on Thursday with the team that drafted him.

The 38-year-old Webb will be placed on the Dolphins' reserve/retired list Friday, ending his career where he started it 15 seasons ago.

"I want to thank Mr. Huizenga and the Dolphins organization for giving me the opportunity to retire with the team that I started my career with," Webb said, referring to owner Wayne Huizenga. "I've always thought of myself as a Dolphin."

The No. 8 overall pick out of Texas A&M in 1990, Webb played his first 11 seasons with the Dolphins, where he anchored a line that allowed 30 or fewer sacks nine times, including an NFL-low 16 in 1990. His 118 consecutive starts and seven consecutive Pro Bowl selections are team records

Webb ended his career in 2002 after two seasons in Cincinnati because of injuries. He made one last attempt with the Dolphins in 2003, but didn't impress and decided to retire last fall.

Information from ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton was used in this report.