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Mohamed Sanu goes out for a long pass leading the wide receivers through routes with Dan Quinn looking on during the first day of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Flowery Branch. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Mohamed Sanu goes out for a long pass leading the wide receivers through routes with Dan Quinn looking on during the first day of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Flowery Branch. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Maghen Moore
June 13, 2018

Good Morning Football co-host and NFL analyst Peter Schrager believes Atlanta boasts the best group of wide receivers in the NFL.

The Falcons added to that group –– a group that includes Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu –– in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Falcons drafted former Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley No. 26 overall in the NFL Draft.

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