Day One: 10 observations from minicamp
FLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons opened their minicamp with a morning walk-through and an afternoon practice on Tuesday.
Wide receivers Roddy White and Julio Jones (right foot), safety Zeke Motta (neck) and defensive tackle Corey Peters (Achilles) did not practice. White was held out for unspecified reasons.
We’ll find out later from coach Mike Smith.
Also, with the practice being open, myself and Tanya Sichynsky we were able to live tweet. Below find a collection of our observations.
Come back later for stories, blogs and videos on AJC.Com and MyAJC.com.
PHASE THREE OF OFFSEASON PROGRAM
–Today — Day One: Mandatory minicamp (Open to Public, 3:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.).
–Wednesday, June 18 – Day Two: Mandatory minicamp (Open to Public, 3:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.).
–Thursday, June 19 – Day Three: Mandatory minicamp. (Offseason program ends for veterans).
--June 22-28 – Rookie Symposium
TBA – (Late July) – Report to Training camp.
PRACTICES WITH TEXANS -- Wednesday, August 13 and Thursday, August 14.
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Falcons minicamp is open to the public
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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
