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."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Library FalcFans Podcast on The FalcoholicContact The FalcoholicFalcons StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Falcons NewsYahoo Falcons Team PageYahoo Falcons ReportYahoo Falcons Depth ChartYahoo Falcons TransactionsYahoo Falcons PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Falcons Throwback Thursday: Remembering former DE John Abraham New Cordarrelle Patterson Jerseys 2019 ,45commentsReminisce about the Falcons of old. EDTShareTweetShareShareFalcons Throwback Thursday: Remembering former DE John Abraham USA TODAY SportsHey, Falcoholics, I’m back with another edition of The Falcoholic’s Throwback Thursday series. This weekly segment highlights a former Atlanta Falcons player and discusses their life and what they did for the franchise. Whether you’ve been a fan since the inaugural season, or just became a fan recently, this series will give insight on players from the past. This week we will be focusing on defensive end John Abraham.John Antonio Abraham was born on May 6, 1978 in Timmonsville, South Carolina. Abraham was an exceptional athlete at Lamar High School, where he set the current South Carolina record for the 200-meter dash at 22.6 seconds. He also competed in the throwing events, recording top throws of 13.61 meters in the shot put and 43.05 meters in the discus. It wasn’t until his senior year at Lamar that Abraham played organized football for the very first time. His one season of playing high school football paid off, as John Abraham was recruited to play at his home-state University of South Carolina. While playing for the Gamecocks, Abraham totaled 23.5 sacks and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.With the 13th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, the New York Jets selected DE John Abraham. The selection originally belonged to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they traded it to the New York Jets for wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson. In his rookie season with the Jets, Abraham totaled 4.5 sacks and 14 combined tackles before an injury ended his season after only six games.The following year, John Abraham was selected for the AFC Pro Bowl, after having 13 sacks and 63 combined tackles. Abraham was again named to the AFC Pro Bowl in 2002, after recording 10 sacks and 48 tackles. In 2003, Abraham was injured mid-season, and finished the year with 6 sacks and 6 sacks. In his final two seasons with the Jets, Abraham had a combined 20 sacks, another AFC Pro Bowl invite, and 106 combined tackles. After gaining a reputation around the league as a dominant pass rusher, the New York Jets traded John Abraham to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for their 29th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. His first season in Atlanta was injury-filled White Eddie Goldman Jerseys , as Abraham suffered a groin injury in the season opener, and went on to have abdominal surgery for a separate injury. In 2007, Abraham was able to show what the Falcons traded for, as he bounced back having 10 sacks and 32 tackles. In 2008 at age 30, Abraham had arguably his best NFL season as he totaled a career-best 16.5 sacks. The following year, Abraham had only 5.5 sacks and 35 tackles.In 2010, John Abraham was not only selected for his 4th Pro Bowl, he was named a First-Team All-Pro for the second time in his NFL career. On December 12, Abraham recorded two sacks against the Carolina Panthers, which put him at 100.5 career sacks, making him only the 25th player in NFL history to eclipse 100. Also, that season, on Monday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints, Abraham recorded his first career interception after catching a Drew Brees pass attempt.In his final two seasons in Atlanta, John Abraham recorded a combined 19.5 sacks and 70 tackles. On March 1, 2013, the Atlanta Falcons released John Abraham. On July 25, 2013, John Abraham signed with the Arizona Cardinals. In his first season with the Cardinals, Abraham had 11.5 sacks and 37 combined tackles. He was also selected to his fifth Pro Bowl of his career. On September 19, 2014 John Abraham’s season ended due to a concussion he suffered during the previous week’s Monday Night Football game against the San Diego Chargers. That would be his final NFL game.With Atlanta Falcons-franchise records in sacks (68.5) and forced fumbles (24) – it’s difficult to argue against the idea that John Abraham is one of the best pass rushers in Atlanta Falcons history, if not the very best. Abraham’s 16.5 sacks during the 2008 season are still the best single-season total in franchise history. During his 15-season NFL Career, John Abraham totaled a combined 133.5 sacks Eddie Goldman Jerseys 2019 , which is currently the 12th most in NFL history. He’s a borderline Hall of Famer, even if he hasn’t gotten much buzz for Canton just yet. Let me know in the comments below some of your favorite John Abraham memories. As always, you can find me on Twitter @EvanBirchfield. Additionally, make sure to follow @The_Falcoholic on Instagram for up-to-date news and information. Thanks for reading, Falcoholics. Matt Nagy met the media yesterday and he talked about how excited he was for his 2019 free agents."As an assistant coach, Matt Nagy grew up under the Andy Reid learning tree, and Reid is one of the most forward thinking offensive minds of all time. Reid’s roots are squarely in the west coast offense, but he’s shown an ability to adapt and to learn other concepts to keep things fresh for his teams. Nagy’s first year running the offense with the Chicago Bears wasn’t record setting, but we saw innovation for the first time in a long time, and the groundwork was laid to what should be a breakout in 2019. Part of that breakout will center around the new faces his team added in free agency. This team will still only go as far as Mitchell Trubisky will take them, but with a new running back and a new play-maker (WR/KR/RB) joining Allen Robinson II, Tarik Cohen, Anthony Miller, Trey Burton, Taylor Gabriel, and for now, Jordan Howard, the offense has a multitude of weapons that defenses will need to scheme against. Nagy’s new tailback, former Seattle Seahawk Mike Davis, has never been the number one option, but he had a mini-breakout last year averaging a career high 4.6 yards per carry (514 yards). He also hauled in 34 receptions, and he did so while playing only 37% of the offensive snaps. He’s not a burner, but there’s a suddenness to his game that will add a dimension to the offense in 2019. “He was a guy that can make you miss between the tackles.” Nagy said from the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday. “He has that in him. We liked that. We thought that would be a good addition to our side of the ball on offense.” Adding a play-maker like Cordarrelle Patterson to the mix also has Nagy excited. Patterson is one of the best kick returners in the history of the NFL White Kevin White Jerseys , but he’s going to have a versatile role all over the offense with the Bears. He only played about 20% of the offensive snaps last year for the Patriots, with another 16% on special teams, but he made the most of his 5.7 touches per game by returning kicks and lining up everywhere on offense. He racked up 76 all-purpose yards per game and 5 total touchdowns last year. Nagy also weighed in on his defense’s new safety and nickleback. The Bears didn’t re-sign Adrian Amos or Bryce Callahan, two popular and productive players, but they both moved on to big paydays with the Packers and Broncos respectively. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Buster Skrine will try to fill the shoes of those two players, but the Bears are confident they can do it. I don’t think it was a coincidence that Amos’ production picked up once he was paired with Eddie Jackson the last two seasons, so now that Clinton-Dix will slide into the role next to an All-Pro in Jackson, we’ll have to see if he can bounce back to his Pro Bowl form. I think Amos is a solid football player, and will be fine in Green Bay, but I also think Clinton-Dix is a good fit for the Bears defense. He’s a different type of safety, but with the way Chicago’s offense should be able to score points, Chicago will need a guy that can cover, and that’s where he has the edge over Amos.And speaking of covering, Nagy believes their new nickle can do that as well. That description reminds me of their old nickle corner, Callahan, whom I do think is a better player. Part of the reason the Bears went with Skrine is his relative good health throughout his career. Callahan’s injury history had to be considered, and he’s still not cleared to workout and will probably miss minicamp for Denver.But Nagy and the Bears have moved on from 2018 and they expect their new faces to help them build off their 12 win, NFC North championship, and get even further this season.Which of these four do you think will make the biggest impact?