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The Bow Tie Chronicles: These Bulldogs could help the Falcons

Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Jordan Davis (99) strips the ball from Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) in the first quarter. Georgia recovered and appeared to score, but it was ruled an incomplete pass, at the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Bob Andres/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Jordan Davis (99) strips the ball from Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) in the first quarter. Georgia recovered and appeared to score, but it was ruled an incomplete pass, at the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Bob Andres/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
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Jan 26, 2022

In the 316th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Mike Griffith of DawgNation discuss the top 10 prospects in the NFL draft and the prospects of the Georgia Bulldogs, including Nakobe Dean and Jordan Davis. The Falcons may need to break with tradition and draft some of the players from the national championship team to quickly return to respectability. Also, we preview the quarterbacks who will be on display at the coming Senior Bowl.

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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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