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The Bow Tie Chronicles: Bleak outlook for the 2022 Atlanta Falcons

Falcons receiver/running back Cordarrelle Patterson arrives for training camp in a Polaris Slingshot on Tuesday in Flowery Branch. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Falcons receiver/running back Cordarrelle Patterson arrives for training camp in a Polaris Slingshot on Tuesday in Flowery Branch. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)
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July 27, 2022

In the 339th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter and AJC columnist Michael Cunningham discuss the bleak outlook for the 2022 season for the Falcons, who traded quarterback Matt Ryan and have started to rebuild their roster. Wide receiver/running back Cordarrelle Patterson, offensive coordinator Dave Ragone and offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford stop by to discuss the major concerns facing the team.

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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