MOBILE, Ala. – Terry Fontenot had already rented the car. A year ago, he was days into his tenure as the Atlanta Falcons general manager and was ready to head to the Senior Bowl for the first time in his new position running the football side of an NFL organization.
He was on the phone with his new coach, Arthur Smith, who was working in the team’s headquarters outside Atlanta trying to build a staff. So even though he was excited to go to see prospects that might become part of his first draft class, he called an audible.