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Birds Trade Up, Select Franks

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 24, 2010
The Falcons made a fifth-round trade in the 2010 NFL Draft to move up to No. 135 overall and select Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks. Atlanta traded the 149th (fifth round) and 189th (sixth round) selections in Day Three to the St. Louis Rams for the selection, leaving the Falcons with two additional picks on Saturday. Franks, 5-foot-11, [...]
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Weatherspoon the First Pick

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 22, 2010
BLOGGER’S NOTE: If you missed any of the exclusive live video coverage from Day 1, click here. It’s DraftCast… Archived. With the No. 19 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft the Atlanta Falcons selected linebacker Sean Weatherspoon. FOLLOW ‘SPOON’ ON TWITTER “This is a guy we targeted and all the contemplation went out the window when we had [...]
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Running Thoughts on Round One

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 22, 2010
Sitting in the office anxiously patiently waiting for the Falcons pick at No. 19. Some bullet points (and commentary) on the NFL Draft so far. Four straight players from the Big 12 to open the first round (three from Oklahoma). Mock draft took a hit with picks No. 4 and 5 (two misses in a row but two [...]
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