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2010 NFL Draft, Pick 19: Falcons Pick Missouri LB Sean Weatherspoon

by Joel Thorman
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With the 19th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Falcons select...

Missouri LB Sean Weatherspoon

This isn’t surprising at all for two reasons.

First, Weatherspoon tweeted “I’m a Falcon” before Roger Goodell announced it.

Second, he has been connected to the Falcons for some time now and the majority of the analysts out there had him pegged as the next Falcon.

Weatherspoon, an outside ‘backer, should step in and play quickly. He’s smart, passionate and loud on the field.

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