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.

Sean Weatherspoon suffers season-ending Achilles injury

What's next for Sean Weaatherspoon?

What's next for the Falcons at linebacker?

Falcons cut Szczerba, Yoklic

Falcons minicamp is open to the public

VIDEO CORNER

Sean Weatherspoon to miss 2014 season

Matt Ryan on Harry Douglas' contribution to the offense

Falcons defensive line coach Bryan Cox

Falcons tight end Levine Toilolo

Falcons assistant head coach Terry Robiskie on Devin Hester

Falcons coach Mike Smith on OTAs

Jake Matthews brings strength of family to the Falcons

Ra'Shede Hageman could turn into defensive force for Falcons

Dezmen Southward ready to compete for playing time

Falcons signed 20 undrafted rookie free agents, 5 from SEC 

Falcons invite 24 players in for tryouts

NFL Draft 2014: ESPN's Todd McShay on the Falcons' draft class

VIDEO: Reaction to the Atlanta Falcons' 2014 draft class

Round 3/68 – Dezmen Southward, FS, 6-0, 211, Wisconsin