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Falcons add Treadwell to practice squad

September 3, 2020 Atlanta - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (80) gets loose for a scrimmage during an NFL football training camp practice at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday, September 3, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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September 3, 2020 Atlanta - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (80) gets loose for a scrimmage during an NFL football training camp practice at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday, September 3, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
By AJC Sports
Sept 16, 2020

Wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, cut by the Falcons on Sept. 5, has been added to the team’s practice squad.

Treadwell, a first-round pick of the Vikings in 2016, signed with the Falcons as a free agent in March. The former Ole Miss star made 16 starts in 53 games for the Vikings with career totals of 65 receptions for 701 yards and two touchdowns.

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