FLOWERY BRANCH --Falcons first-round draft pick Vic Beasley, who remains unsigned, took part in the team's first organized team activities non-contact practice on Tuesday.
Beasley, the eighth overall pick in the draft, worked at left and right defensive end with the backup defenses. He impressed coach Dan Quinn during the third-down pass rush segment of practice along with defensive end Adrian Clayborn.
“It was an awesome day out there to get coneected with our whole team at once," Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. "As we get started into out next phase of our offeseason program, phase three, allows us to get a chance to work with everybody together. The emphasis going into today, we had a lot of third down work and some two-minute (drills). I thought the guys did a good job, for our first time out doing that as a whole group."
Rookie tackle Jake Rodgers, a seventh round pick from Eastern Washington, was not able to attend because he's still on school.
Several injured players did not participate including linebacker Brooks Reed (minor groin strain), tackle Jake Matthews (foot), guard-tackle Sam Baker (knee), center Joe Hawley (knee), running back Antone Smith (leg), cornerback Jalen Collins (foot), center-guard Peter Konz, safety William Moore (shoulder) and cornerback Dezmen Southward (knee).
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