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Falcons Uniform History: #23 is for the defensive backs

The greatest Falcon to don the #23 jersey isn't current player Robert Alford, pictured above, although he has a chance to earn that title if he succeeds in Dan Quinn's scheme.

That instead honor belongs to Bobby Butler, Atlanta's first round pick (25th overall) in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Butler spent all 12 seasons with the Falcons and ranks fifth all-time in franchise history with his 27 career interceptions.

There's also Kevin Mathis, who came into the league with the Dallas Cowboys, spent a couple of season with the New Orleans Saints and finished his five years in the league with the Falcons.