Atlanta Falcons
Youth movement at linebacker?
Atlanta Falcons’ Deion Jones, left, works against Torrey Green during a drill at a football practice Monday, May 23, 2016, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
June 14, 2016
Falcons rookie linebackers Deion Jones and De’Vondre Campbell lined up with the first-team defense during the first practice of the mandatory minicamp on Tuesday.
Veteran linebacker Philip Wheeler lined up at strongside linebacker. Jones, a second-round pick from LSU, was in the middle and Campbell, a fourth-round pick from Minnesota, was at the weakside 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.
