FLOWERY BRANCH -- The Falcons can carry the entire roster through the four exhibition games this season because of a rule change, but some players have helped their chances of making the final 53-man roster through two games.

Here’s are five players who’s arrow is pointing upward for the Falcons:

--Reggie Davis, wide receiver. "I thought Reggie Davis had a big play down the field,"

Falcons coach Dan Quinn said on Monday.

--Quincy Mauger, safety. "Although he had a couple of missed assignments, he had really good intent for the ball," Quinn said. He also had a spectacular interception.

--Kemal Ishmael, linebacker. "He really had a deliberate mindset for the football," Quinn said. "He was somebody who had real intent about him all the way through."

--Josh Keys, linebacker. Played well on special teams.

--Sean Harlow, guard. "I thought Sean Harlow...improved his game from an intense and physicality (standpoint)."

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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