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Falcons, NFL teams get to work with mini-camps

Atlanta Falcons first-round pick rookie defensive end/linebacker Takkarist McKinley talks with coaches during rookie mini-camp on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Flowery Branch.
Atlanta Falcons first-round pick rookie defensive end/linebacker Takkarist McKinley talks with coaches during rookie mini-camp on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Flowery Branch. TNS

The NFL rookie mini-camps began this past week as teams come off the NFL draft and work their way through the summer toward the 2017 season.

Takkarist McKinley was the Atlanta Falcons’ first-round pick, but the former UCLA standout went through surgery in March to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. He isn’t taking part on the field in the Falcons’ mini-camp.

Here’s a look at the Falcons’ draft picks and their rookie free agents.

Redskins head coach Jay Gruden says former Northside standout Robert Davis will be a player to keep an eye on.

Former Dooly County standout Montravius Adams knows what’s ahead of him with the Green Bay Packers.

Looking around the NFC South:

What the Saints’ rookie free agents must overcome.

Kendell Beckwith thinks he can start for the Buccaneers.

Panthers linebacker Ben Boulware is out to prove the NFL teams wrong.

This story was originally published May 13, 2017 at 10:25 AM with the headline "Falcons, NFL teams get to work with mini-camps."

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