The Falcons are already in preparation for their upcoming Thursday night match up against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Georgia Dome. Take a look at these photos from practice.
DE Derrick Shelby works with DT Ra'Shede Hageman
WR Mohamed Sanu
S Dashon Goldson
WR J.D. McKissic practices catching punts while holding two footballs.
QB Matt Ryan
WR Nick Williams
QB Matt Schaub and G Ben Garland
LB Matt Wells
DT Ra'Shede Hageman watches DT Jonathan Babineaux
DE Nordly Capi
TE Levine Toilolo
Offensive line drills
WR J.D. McKissic takes off
Offensive line coach Chris Morgan talks to his group
DE Derrick Shelby
DT Cory Johnson
WR Justin Hardy
S Dashon Goldson talks with secondary/senior def. assistant Marquand Manuel
NT Joey Mbu
The defensive line waiting to warm-up
S Robenson Therezie
QB Matt Simms
S Dashon Goldson
CB Robert Alford
S Kemal Ishmael
OLB Vic Beasley, Jr.
LB Paul Worrilow
WR Eric Weems
LB LaRoy Reynolds
Raheem Morris, asst. head coach/wide receivers coach
Keith Armstrong, speacial teams coordinator, talks to WR Nick Williams
Jerome Henderson, passing game coordinator, and RB Terron Ward
S Dashon Goldson
Dan Quinn, head coach
Defensive line drills
Defensive line drills
Defensive line drills
WR Nick Williams is eyed down by TE Levine Toilolo
Dan Quinn, head coach
DT Cory Johnson works with DE Tyson Jackson
QB Matt Ryan leads the quaterbacks in warm-ups
LS Josh Harris
After missing the last two exhibition games with a hamstring injury, Matt Bryant returned to practice on Sunday and kicked well, according to head coach Dan Quinn. Now that he's back in action, the 41-year-old will compete with fellow veteran Shayne Graham for Atlanta's kicking job.
Graham, 38, provided much-needed stability last season when Bryant went down, making 11 of 13 field goal attempts in five appearances. He looked sharp last Thursday, as well, converting on both FG opportunities against Miami — one of which sailed through the uprights from 53 yards out.
"We knew Shayne could kick well, and we brought him back in here, we know him, we trust him and he's looked great," Quinn said after practice. "And it was great to see Matt today kick and seeing that he's healthy. And that was really the thing: to see, is Matt healthy enough to participate and do his thing like he can? So it was good to see him kick today."
The decision on who to keep will be tough to make. But ultimately, regardless of how this battle shakes out, Quinn feels confident he'll have a place kicker he can depend on.
"The good news is, both those men have proven they're able to (be reliable)," Quinn said. "That's the good news for us, that the candidate that we choose to go with is one that is totally trustworthy. Both of these guys are NFL ballplayers. They've proven it, both here and elsewhere."
In addition to Bryant, Terron Ward (ankle), Kemal Ishmael (shoulder) and Justin Hardy (ankle) returned to practice. Keanu Neal (knee), Julio Jones (ankle), Adrian Clayborn (shoulder), Brandon Wilds (knee), Dwight Freeney (back) and Devin Fuller (shoulder) did not participate.
