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Day 2 - Five things we learned at Falcons’ minicamp

All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones absent

Falcons coach Dan Quinn gives a summary of the second day of minicamp. Video by D. Orlando Ledbetter
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June 13, 2018

Here are five things we learned at second day of the Falcons’ minicamp on Wednesday:

1. Ridley is human: Falcons first-round draft pick Calvin Ridley showed he was human in 11-on-11 drill. He dropped a pass on a deep crossing route.

2. Basketball Jones: New Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce was at practice. He spent a long time with Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff.

3. Wreh-Wilson sick: Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson did not finish practice. He appeared to be overcome with heat and left the field with a trainer. Linebacker Foye Oluokun (toe) did not practice.

4. Changing of the guard: Wes Schweitzer, last season's starter at right guard, played with the first-team offense. Brandon Fusco, who was picked up in the offseason, had been working with the first team.

5. Riley showing up: Linebacker Duke Riley is having a good minicamp.

“The one guy who’s had a hell of a offseason is Duke Riley,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “He’s gone for it well before back when the offseason program started just to get to this spot.”

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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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