Photos: Just six days until .... the Falcons are back

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Photos: Just six days until .... the Falcons are back

A talented group of players return, plus a few more have been added, as the Falcons open training camp on July 26. The Falcons’ first exhibition game is August 10 and they open the season Sept. 10.

January 22, 2017, Atlanta: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan reacts to scoring a touchdown on a quarterback keeper against the Packers to take a 17-0 lead during the second quarter in the NFL football NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24) tries to avoid the tackle by New Orleans Saints cornerback Ken Crawley (46) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

*** SECONDARY PHOTO *** January 1, 2017, Atlanta: Falcons safety Keanu Neal levels Saints wide receiver Willie Snead IV with a brutal hit during the fourth quarter in an NFL football game on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Atlanta. The Falcons beat the Saints 38-32. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 14, 2017, Atlanta: Falcons linebacker Deion Jones intercepts Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who trys to make the tackle, in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to seal a 36-20 victory in a NFL football NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Atlanta Falcons' Julio Jones (11) pushes away Carolina Panthers' Kurt Coleman (20) after a catch in the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper (81) beats Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Bradley McDougald (30) on a 2-yard touchdown reception during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack)

100415 ATLANTA: Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant recovers a Texans turnover and takes it to the house for a touchdown in a football game on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

112215 ATLANTA: -- Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan throws an interception from his own endzone to Colts inside linebacker DâQwell Jackson who returns it for a touchdown to tie the game 21-21 during the fourth quarter in a football game on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Atlanta. The Colts came back in the fourth quarter to beat the Falcons 24-21. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

**** SECONDARY PHOTO **** November 27, 2016, Atlanta: Falcons wide receiver Taylor Gabriel scores a 35-yard touchdown against the Cardinals for a 17-10 lead during the second quarter in an NFL football game on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

game1.a Falcons running back Tevin Coleman breaks away for a long gain against the Buccaneers in an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

June 13, 2017, Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons defensive tackles Dontari Poe (right) and Grady Jarrett walk off the field at the conclusion of the first day of mini-camp on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Flowery Branch. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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January 22, 2017, Atlanta: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan reacts to scoring a touchdown on a quarterback keeper against the Packers to take a 17-0 lead during the second quarter in the NFL football NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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