Thomas Dimitroff and the Atlanta Falcons front office have a history of being aggressive during the NFL Draft. Back in 2011, they unloaded five picks to move up from No. 27 to No. 6 to select Julio Jones out of Alabama. That move panned out as Jones became a top-tier receiver for the Falcons.
This year, they were apparently trying to work their magic again. But the Washington Redskins wouldn’t let it happen.
According to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, the Falcons have been aggressively trying to move up this week, and that included making a call to the Redskins.