No Falcons listed among the NFL’s top 100 players

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NFC South stars among NFL’s top 100

Eight players from the NFC South made NFL.com’s recent list of the top 100 players in the league, but none of the players were Falcons.

No. 6: Drew Brees, QB, Saints. Here, Brees celebrates a play against the Panthers on Dec. 22, 2013, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

No. 10: Jimmy Graham, TE, Saints. Here, Graham makes a touchdown catch against the New York Jets on Nov. 3, 2013 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Ron Antonelli/Getty Images)

No. 15: Luke Kuechly, LB, Panthers. Here, Kuechly reacts after sacking Geno Smith of the Jets on Dec. 15, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium on Dec. 15, 2013 in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

No. 24: Cam Newton, QB, Panthers. Here, Newton, who played at Westlake High, runs off the field celebrating a victory over the Falcons on Dec. 29, 2013, at the Georgia Dome. (CURTIS COMPTON/AJC)

No. 28: Gerald McCoy, DT, Bucs. Here, McCoy takes the field for a "Monday Night Football" game against the Dolphins on Nov. 11, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

No. 35: Lavonte David, LB, Bucs. Here, David (54) runs upfield with an interception against the Bills on Dec. 8, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

No. 44: Vincent Jackson, WR, Bucs. Here, Jackson, wearing a throwback uniform, scores a touchdown after a catch during a game against the Saints at Raymond James Stadium on Oct. 21, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

No. 53: Greg Hardy, DE, Panthers. Here, Hardy (76) of the Carolina Panthers leaps over lineman in his pursuit of Saints quarterback Drew Brees on Dec. 22, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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No. 6: Drew Brees, QB, Saints. Here, Brees celebrates a play against the Panthers on Dec. 22, 2013, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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