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D. Led's daily rant: Falcons should not play Vic Beasley vs. Dolphins

September 11, 2016 ATLANTA: Falcons Vic Beasley Jr., who did not have a stat on the sheet from the game, lines up to rush in the second half against the Buccaneers in an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

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September 11, 2016 ATLANTA: Falcons Vic Beasley Jr., who did not have a stat on the sheet from the game, lines up to rush in the second half against the Buccaneers in an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com
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Oct 14, 2017

Here's  my daily rant:

The Falcons should not play Vic Beasley, who said he's not 100 percent coming of a PULLED hamstring , against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. How many times, over decades, have we seen a player come back too fast from a hamstring only to pop it and be lost for an extended period of time.

That is all... carry on.

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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.

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