FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The spring mattered for the Atlanta Falcons, but they treat spring workouts as intended -- voluntary -- and what will really matter will start to take shape in the summer.
“You’re going to make the team by how you perform in August,” coach Arthur Smith said. “There’s life that happens outside of this building.”
For some, like veterans Calais Campbell and Cordarrelle Patterson, the spring meant sticking to personalized plans successful enough to keep them in the league longer than a decade. For others, it is rehabilitation from injury or a family trip planned before they signed with Atlanta.