Atlanta Falcons
Connections: Burnett returns home as league leader
Oct 8, 2011
Packers safety Morgan Burnett, who played at North Clayton High and Georgia Tech, will have a homecoming Sunday night.
While he gave up some big plays last week against Denver, he is tied for the NFL lead with three interceptions this season.
Other connections include:
- Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers coached alongside Mike Mularkey, Keith Armstrong, Glenn Pires and Terry Robiskie with the Miami Dolphins in 2007.
- Falcons secondary coach Tim Lewis played for the Packers before his promising career was cut short by injury.
- Packers linebacker Erik Walden attended Dublin High School.
- Packers defensive end Jarius Wynn attended Lincoln County High School and played in college at Georgia and Georgia Military College.
- Packers safety Nick Collins played at Bethune-Cookman with Falcons wide receiver Eric Weems from 2003-04.
- Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was teammates with Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji at Boston College.
- Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and linebacker Desmond Bishop were teammates at California.
- Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes and Packers fullback John Kuhn were teammates from 2001-04 at Shippensburg.
About the Author
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.
