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Falcons defense eyes first contact at City Park Stadium
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The Atlanta Falcons offensive line protects quarterback Matt Ryan (second from left) during a training camp practice at the team's training complex Thursday in Flowery Branch. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times
FLOWERY BRANCH — Sean Weatherspoon is ready to hit somebody. The Falcons’ starting outside linebacker and defensive captain has endured seven training camp practices without the freedom of taking a ball carrier to the ground. For someone who plays with so much intensity and emotion, he’s finding it hard to go so long without tackling.
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