The Atlanta Falcons went 4-12 this season, and were left completely off the 2020 Associated Press All-Pro first team. One Falcons player though, third-year wide receiver Calvin Ridley, was named to the All-Pro second team on Friday.
He's just getting started.
Calvin Ridley has been named Second Team AP All-Pro. pic.twitter.com/tGHxGXn1wZ
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) January 8, 2021
Ridley had a breakout 2020 campaign, finishing with 90 catches for career-high 1,374 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. The team’s other former All-Pro wideout, Julio Jones, missed seven games this year and finished with less than 1,000 yards for the first time in seven seasons.
In Jones’ absence, Ridley became the team’s No. 1 receiving option, but it’s likely he would have put up similar numbers even with Jones playing. The former first-round pick out of Alabama had been a very productive player during his first two seasons in Atlanta.
This year, Ridley took his game to another level and is well-deserving of his first All-Pro accolade.
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