5 observations from Falcons’ practice on Tuesday

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FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons had perhaps their best practice of training camp on Tuesday.

There were no fumbles and the sloppiness that has marked some of the operation of the offense was not present during the mostly half-speed practice in pads.

The Falcons hustling between drills on Tuesday, (By D. Orlando Ledbetter/DLedbetter@ajc.com)

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“We had a special category today involving no-huddle,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “I thought that was a good start of us. There was some more move-the-ball situations. At the end, we were working against one another. It was a good day. It was a good work day. A good camp day.”

Here are five observations from practice:

  1. HESTER RETURNS: Wide receiver Devin Hester, who had a toe injury, returned to practice and was back catching kicks and running routes.
  2. FLOYD WAIVED/INJURED: The Falcons reached an injury settlement with safety Terrell Floyd, an undrafted rookie free agent from Louisville, and waived him on Tuesday. Floyd, 5-foot-10 and 203 pounds, was originally signed after the 2015 NFL draft. Floyd made 145 tackles (117 solo) with six tackles for loss, two sacks, eight interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 14 passes defensed during his career with the Cardinals. He was listed as the fourth free safety on the depth chart released by the team on Monday behind Ricardo Allen, Sean Baker and Robenson Therezie.
  3. OFFENSE SHARP: Running backs Antone Smith, Terron Ward, Jerome Smith and Michael Ford ran the stretch plays with some authority. "It felt like there was real discipline at the line of scrimmage," Quin said. "Sometimes you can feel the guys coming out of the huddle. I don't know what the completion percentage was, but I bet you it was high."
  4. THE BATTLE CONTINUES: Wide receiver Leonard Hankerson put a double move of rookie cornerback Jalen Collins and got open deep for a touchdown pass from Matt Ryan. Defensive back coach Marquand Manuel quickly went over to offer coaching tips.
  5. SPEED ON SPEED: Falcons linebacker Allen Bradford continued to show his speed in practice. While playing weakside linebacker, he raced out to his left to meet running back Michael Ford at the corner. Ford is a sub 4.4 runner.

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Tuesday – Quarterbacks

Wednesday – Running backs

Thursday – Fullbacks/Tight ends

Friday  – Offensive line

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Saturday – Defensive line

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Monday – Cornerbacks

Tuesday – Safeties

Wednesday – Special teams