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5 things we learned from Falcons’ rookie minicamp

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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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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver and first-round draft pick Drake London (5) 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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051322 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons inside linebacker Troy Andersen (44) from Montana State, 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)

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Rookies hit the field: Falcons receiver Drake London participates in a drill during Friday's rookie minicamp session at the practice facility in Flowery Branch. (Jason Getz/Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Atlanta Falcons first-round 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 team's practice facility Friday, April 29, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Former Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski, who played with the Raiders the past two seasons, is set to sign with the Falcons. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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