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Atlanta Falcons fanbase needs to welcome A.J. Terrell, not berate him

It happens every year and it happened again last week with the Falcons first-round pick A.J Terrell.

This isn’t just an issue with the Atlanta Falcons and their fans, it’s a league-wide issue. So many young guys get picked and then immediately berated by fans who aren’t happy about selecting him. “This guy sucks”, “Why pick that idiot”, “We don’t need that guy”. These are all foolish notions aimed at young men who haven’t even stepped foot in an NFL game before.

The Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick, A.J Terrell, was one of the many guys who did not receive a positive welcome, but why?