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Falcons rank fourth best in the NFL entering training camp

Devonta Freeman #24 of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates a 5-yard touchdown in the second quarter with teammates against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Devonta Freeman #24 of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates a 5-yard touchdown in the second quarter with teammates against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
July 7, 2017

In Talk Fame Sports Network's ranking of all 32 NFL teams before they participate in training camps in July, Rick Gosselin listed the Atlanta Falcons at the No. 4 spot.

The New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers respectively claimed the first three spots on Gosselin’s list.

“The Falcons have the reigning NFL MVP in Matt Ryan but play in the NFL’s most competitive division,” Gosselin wrote. “Atlanta GM Thomas Dimitroff addressed the defensive collapse of the Falcons in the Super Bowl by signing a pair of linemen in free agency, tackle Dontari Poe and end Jack Crawford, and drafting a pair of linebackers with his first two picks in Takk McKinley and Duke Riley.”

Gosselin's full NFL rankings can be read on Talk Fame Sports Network's website.

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