Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant has experienced it all during his six years as a professional football player. From the thrill of being selected twenty-second overall in the 2013 NFL Draft to landing on injured reserve in late November 2016, just before his team went to the Super Bowl. So if you think for a second that he’s phased by the armchair criticism he suffers through every season, then you’re sadly mistaken.
This week the Falcons will get Trufant back at practice. He had been sidelined by what the team called a “lower back strain.