😅😅Falcons moment -- CB Dee Alford got his first NFL preseason interception, and was so in the zone ... he gave the ball back to the ball boy and walked away. An alert equipment staffer ran to save him the souvenir.
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Dee Alford has been putting together a good season for the Falcons.
Less than two years ago, he was in the CFL. Last year in camp, he picked off a ton of passes to make the roster. Now, he's been a stabilizing presence as the team's nickel corner.
Dee Alford played the slot fade perfectly. His path to the NFL is interesting:
+ Under recruited out of HS
+ Walked on at D2 Tusculum
+ Played in CFL for Winnipeg
+ UFA for the Falcons
Alford isn’t a late-bloomer either, he had an IGA Score in the 93%ile out of high school.
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"I was just itching to let my family know."
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is from Spalding High School in Griffin. He signed with his hometown team this summer ... then kept it secret until it became officially official ... for an extremely long week.
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CB Dee Alford said: “It’s a dream come true just being a part of the organization, but to actually make the 53-man roster, it means a lot. It’s a goal that I had for myself and I achieved it. Now, I just have to move forward and continue to get better.”
Hell of a game from the homie
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. I’m sure he knows just like we all know this team has fight and we will see it going forward! We move as a team and as a fan base. 2-1. I’ll see all my Falcons fans in London 🇬🇧
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The Falcons had CBs on the field for a combined 2904 snaps in 2022.
498 are leaving the team in 2023 with Ford, Oliver and Felton not coming back.
Atlanta's top returning CB by snap counts:
A.J. Terrell 800
Darren Hall 633
Casey Hayward 355
Cornell Armstrong 372
Dee Alford 246