ON THE FALCONS BEAT

Field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium is ready

July 30, 2017

The playing surface at Mercedes-Benz Stadium was completed on Sunday.

The Falcons are set to play their third exhibition game against the Arizona Cardinals on Aug. 26 in the new $1.5 billion football and soccer palace.

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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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