Here’s how Avery Williams won the Falcons’ punt returner job

One of the key battles of training camp was at punt returner.

The Falcons picked rookie cornerback Avery Williams over wide receiver Chris Rowland.

“Avery did his part,” special teams coordinator Marquice Williams said. “There were a lot of variables whether if it comes to decision making, the calmness and poise as a returner. You can have those abilities to break tackles and speed, elusiveness, but the main thing is getting the ball in your hands and making the right decisions. When to fair catch and not to fair catch. When to get away from the football. When not to catch it. A lot of those things came into play.”