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White to have knee drained for second consecutive season

Wide Receiver Roddy White has elected to have his knee drained instead of surgery for the second year in a row. Last season he missed only two camp days and expects the same this year.

“They gave me the option two years ago to have surgery. They said they would have to slice off the top of my cartilage, and I was like, ‘I don’t want to do that.’ I don’t want them to keep shaving my cartilage off until there’s no more cartilage. Then you start to get arthritis.”

The four time pro bowler fully expects to play the entire season beginning with the first preseason game against the Tennessee Titans.

“I feel light, and I feel like that’s going to help me get through the season,” White said. “I want to be healthy for 16 games.”

“I want to finish out my career here,” White said. “After that … well, I want to win a Super Bowl. But if it doesn’t happen, I’ll be happy. And if it does happen, I’ll be happy.

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Falcons drop 24-10 decision to Bengals

After a 37-34 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints, head coach admitted that going after quarterback Drew Brees would not be easy given his quick foot speed and even quicker release but against the Bengals, pressure was a must. It just didn’t happen.

“We’ve got to put more pressure on the quarterback,” Head Coach Mike Smith said. “It’s not where we want to be after the first two games. And I think it has translated into us not playing the type of defense that we want. We haven’t been able to pressure the quarterback, nor have we been able to stop the run. And those are two issues that we definitely have to address and get better at.”

They didn’t “stop the run” to the tune of 90 yards and gave up nearly 500 in the 24-10 loss but they have the chance to right the ship as they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday. Plenty of great seats and cheap tickets still remain…Get yours today!

Falcons wrap up Rookie Mini Camp

Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith has wrapped up the teams rookie mini camp and is happy with the progress of his rookies but know there is so much more that the youngsters have to learn to be on par with the veterans come the preseason.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do with these young rookies that our coming in to catch up with our veterans,” Smith said. “When we can really go out and do football, and what I mean by do football, is work against each other and not against air like we are in the coaching sessions here in phase two of our offseason program which we certainly hope changes in the future, because it is not the most beneficial for players or coaches.”

In other news, the Falcons broke ground on their new $1.2 billion retractable roof stadium that will also be the home of a newly acquired MLS franchise that will begin play in the new stadium in 2017.

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