The Atlanta Falcons are expressing excitement over their rookie class from April\u2019s NFL Draft. In particular, the franchise is enthusiastic about first-round picks Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. While Pearce has been turning heads in training camp, he drew attention for the wrong reasons on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cRookie James Pearce Jr. was the main character today. He set off two scrums on back-to-back plays \u2014 the first going at it with Ryan Neuzil and Matthew Bergeron (who had some words), and the second with Kaleb McGary,\u201d wrote Adnan Ikic of The Falcoholic.<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Walker was unable to participate in Sunday\u2019s practice. No specific reason was provided, but defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich gave an encouraging update.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s just working on some stuff with his body but he\u2019s going to be alright,\u201d Ulbrich told the media.<\/a><\/p>\n That\u2019s a promising sign for Walker, suggesting there\u2019s no serious concern. Ulbrich has already developed a vision for how he plans to utilize the rookie\u2019s versatility.<\/p>\n \u201cOn first and second down, I want, especially Jalon, to really have an opportunity to just master playing on the edge because I think that there\u2019s something there that\u2019s really special,\u201d Ulbrich said.<\/a> \u201cGive him an opportunity just to have one home initially and become as good as he can at that. Then, from a third-down perspective, we can get creative with him, and that\u2019ll be part of his superpower.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n