He had run out of sacrifices. Andre Roberts had been sent to the pit, he knew, Eric Weems had been presented the world as a free agent and then plunged into the dark fires, and Dan Quinn had sternly drawn the line at Damontae Kazee. Keith Armstrong could not believe that it would end this way, with Quinn selecting a young defensive back over him, but he knew it to be true.
That was why he was frantically packing his bag on this Tuesday morning. Into a duffel bag went his picture of Devin Hester in a floral frame, his “You’re Not Good Enough to be an Asshole” quilted pillow, his 32 identical Falcons collared short-sleeve shirts.