FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Drake London walked off the field at the Atlanta Falcons practice facility last Tuesday drenched in sweat. This would be expected after any football practice but this -- this was a bit different.
London, the Falcons’ first-round pick this year, hadn’t experienced anything like this. He grew up in California, played wide receiver at the University of Southern California and then ended up in the heat of Georgia, where the temperature reached nearly triple digits before humidity.
“This damn weather,” London said. “Definitely something I’ve got to get used to, I would say.