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Fans hopes soaring as Falcons open practice

Jim Barnum takes grandson Jacob’s photo Thursday afternoon inside the Atlanta Falcon’s Flowery Branch training complex on the first day of training camp. Jacob, 6, is from Brooksville, Fla., and his grandfather from Fort Myers. - photo by NAT GURLEY

0726FALCONS 1 — Jim Barnum takes grandson Jacob’s photo Thursday afternoon inside the Atlanta Falcon’s Flowery Branch training complex on the first day of training camp. Jacob, 6, is from Brooksville, Fla., and his grandfather from Fort Myers. - photo by NAT GURLEY

FLOWERY BRANCH — This wasn’t the first time Boston Kersh had been to an Atlanta Falcons practice. Boston, 7, always tries to support his favorite team and favorite player, wide receiver Julio Jones. “It is just fun to watch them because I just love football,” Boston said, wearing his Jones replica jersey.