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New Falcons coach Arthur Smith, GM Terry Fontenot vow collaborative effort in building roster

Arthur Smith said he will call his own plays as new coach of the Atlanta Falcons. But Smith and new general manager Terry Fontenot both insisted that they will collaborate on deciding the makeup of the Falcons' roster while both reporting to team president Rich McKay.

Both Smith and Fontenot also insisted that it's far too soon to make any definitive statements on the future of players like Matt Ryan and Julio Jones while they were formally introduced to the media Tuesday by Falcons owner Arthur Blank.

The Falcons also have not yet announced any assistant coach hires.