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Colin Kaepernick throws during halftime of an NCAA college football intrasquad spring game at Michigan, on April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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Reports: Colin Kaepernick to work out for Las Vegas Raiders
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Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith talks to his players during NFL rookie minicamp practice May 13 in Flowery Branch. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Falcons inside linebacker Troy Andersen (44) participates during rookie minicamp. Andersen recently signed his contract. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan holds up his new jersey following a press conference at the NFL team's practice facility in Indianapolis on March 22, 2022.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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NFL amends anti-tampering rule for head coaching candidates
Taylor Heinicke, formerly of the Panthers, injures his elbow against the Falcons during a game in 2018. The NFL, along with the NFL Physicians Society and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society, will start a program with four Historically Black Colleges and Universities medical schools, including the Morehouse School of Medicine, to increase diversity in the sports medicine field and within the league’s 32 teams. (Photo by Grant Halverson)

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NFL starts program with HBCUs to increase diversity in sports medicine
Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota participates in an offseason conditioning program in April in Flowery Branch. The Falcons were ranked 30th of 32 teams in the annual power rankings compiled by Peter King in his Football Morning in America column on Monday. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Peter King: Falcons ranked 30th of 32 teams
Commissioner Roger Goodell (left) talks with Rams owner Stan Kroenke before Super Bowl LVI. The NFL is conducting a program that is designed to help improve the league’s minority hiring record. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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NFL hosting top diverse head coach, GM candidates
Jan. 9, 2022 - Atlanta, Ga: Atlanta Falcons helmets are shown during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Sunday, January 9, 2022, in Atlanta. The Falcons lost to the Saints 30-20. JASON GETZ FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Falcons’ exhibition schedule, joint practices set
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Atlanta Falcons fans react during the second half of the team's 30-20 loss to the Saints on Jan. 9 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (AJC photo by Jason Getz)

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Falcons OLB Arnold Ebiketie (47) participates during rookie minicamp at the Atlanta Falcons Practice Facility in Flowery Branch on Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Linebacker Arnold Ebiketie brings diligent work ethic to Falcons’ pass rush
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Atlanta Braves' William Contreras crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins in a baseball game Saturday May 21, 2022, in Miami. The Braves won 4-3.  (AP Photo/Gaston De Cardenas)

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August 15, 2017 Atlanta: Matt Ryan takes the field on the largest video board in U.S. sports, a 63,800-square-foot screen which measures 58 feet tall and 1,100 feet around, circling the roof at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during an open house tour on Monday, August 15, 2017, in Atlanta.    Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder (9) runs during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. Cincinnati won 24-13. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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The Falcons - yes, the Falcons - ace the NFL draft’s Day 2
Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett throws under pressure from the Yellow Jackets defense in October 2021 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. (Daniel Varnado/for the AJC)

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This guy here would like to see the Falcons pick Kenny Pickett
American Team quarterback Malik Willis of Liberty (7) looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA Senior Bowl college football game, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Why the Falcons should draft a quarterback in Round 1
August 7, 2021 Atlanta - Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith talks with General Manager Terry Fontenot after the 2021 AT&T Atlanta Falcons Training Camp: Dirty Birds Open Practice at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, August 7, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Two weird weeks leave the Falcons where they need to be
Falcons head coach Arthur Smith (left) and general manager Terry Fontenot confer during team practice at minicamp Wednesday, June 10, 2021, in Flowery Branch. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Who’s rebuilding? The Matt Ryan-less Falcons say, ‘Not us’
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051322 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker DeAngelo Malone (51), from Western Kentucky and Cedar Grove HS, participates during rookie minicamp at the Atlanta Falcons Practice Facility on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

DeAngelo Malone from Falcons rookie minicamp
042922 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons 2022 first round NFL draft pick Drake London, center, a wide receiver from USC, holds up his jersey with general manager Terry Fontenot, left, and head coach Arthur Smith, right, at the Falcons Practice Facility Friday, April 29, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Falcons GM, coach discuss Drake London draft selection
042922 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons 2022 NFL first round draft pick Drake London, a wide receiver from USC, speaks with the media at the Falcons Practice Facility Friday, April 29, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Drake London meets the press
Falcons coach Arthur Smith speaks to the media Tuesday during the NFL owners meeting in Palm Beach, Fla.

Evaluation process continues for Falcons coach Arthur Smith
New Falcons QB Marcus Mariota meets the press through a video conference call Friday. (Screenshot from video by D. Orlando Ledbetter)

Marcus Mariota excited about opportunity with Falcons
Falcons head coach Arthur Smith (left) and general manager Terry Fontenot (right) confer during team practice at mini-camp on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2021, in Flowery Branch.

Falcons moving on from Matt Ryan
Boston College offensive lineman Alec Lindstrom speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Alec Lindstrom hits the bench during the NFL scouting combine
Michigan defensive lineman Chris Hinton speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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FILE - Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match against FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 16, 2021. The sanctions on Russian oligarchs with ties to President Vladimir Putin have shaken up the world of Jewish philanthropy. In March 2022, Yad Vashem said it was suspending a reported donation of tens of millions of dollars from Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea Football Club, citing “recent developments,” after he was sanctioned by the U.K. and European Union. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

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Russia's Daniil Medvedev plays a shot against Serbia's Laslo Djere during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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French Open updates | No. 2 Medvedev wins in straight sets
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Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, Monday, May 23, 2022. This year could be more memorable for Jacobs than his breakout 2021 when he sprinted from virtual unknown to Olympic 100-meter champion then added another surprising gold at the Tokyo Games with Italy's 4x100-meter relay team. Jacobs tells The Associated Press that "winning these next two big events would mean winning everything there is to win in athletics.".(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti watches the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Cadiz and Real Madrid at the Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cadiz, Spain, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

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Style clash: Klopp, Ancelotti take different path to the top
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St. Louis Blues center Tyler Bozak, middle, celebrates his overtime goal against the Colorado Avalanche with right wing Alexei Toropchenko in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Denver. At left is Colton Parayko. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Bozak caps rally with OT goal, Blues beat Avs 5-4 in Game 58h ago
Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) is congratulated by his teammates during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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