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Vic Beasley lands spot on NFL Top 100 Players

Vic Beasley Jr. of the Atlanta Falcons on his way into the endzone scoring a touchdown after a fumble recovery against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images)

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Vic Beasley Jr. of the Atlanta Falcons on his way into the endzone scoring a touchdown after a fumble recovery against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
June 6, 2017

Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Vic Beasley landed the No. 40 spot on the NFL Top 100 Players list.

The reigning NFL sack leader with 15.5 sacks, Beasley was unranked last year.

Beasley is the second Falcon to make the list behind running back Devonta Freeman who was voted one spot up from Beasley at No. 41. In 2016, Freeman was ranked No. 50.

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