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Addition of RB Jackson brings buzz to Falcons
New Atlanta running back a threat running, receiving
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Atlanta Falcons running back Steven Jackson, left, stretches during offseason training workouts at the franchise's Flowery Branch headquarters on Wednesday. - photo by Jared Putnam
FLOWERY BRANCH — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones says their offense could be unstoppable in 2013. With two of the league’s best wideouts already in the huddle for Atlanta, the run and pass-catching threat that free-agent pickup Steven Jackson adds out of the backfield was just the missing piece. With the experience on board in the Falcons’ offense, and the buzz created with the addition of Jackson from St. Louis, there’s no reason to believe it won’t be at least one of the league’s best with Matt Ryan under center, a bevy of great wide receivers and Tony Gonzalez coming back for his final season at tight end.
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