VIDEO: Falcons RB Todd Gurley on the impact of COVID-19

Falcons rookie A.J. Terrell returned to the team on Thursday after contracting COVID-19, which caused him to miss the previous two games.

The National Football League has done everything possible to get this season going despite the COVID-19 pandemic. After months of being on lockdown at home, football fans were grateful to see the league return to action in September.

As we’ve seen over the past two weeks though with games being cancelled and postponed, this virus can spread quickly if you don’t take the proper precautions. Falcons rookie A.J. Terrell returned to the team on Thursday after contracting COVID-19, which caused him to miss the previous two games.

Terrell coming down with the virus served as a wake-up call for some of his teammates. Running back Todd Gurley talked about how the players started taking it more seriously once they saw Terrell go through it.

Watch Gurley’s full comments below, as shared by Falcons beat reporter Kelsey Conway on Twitter.

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Falcons DE Dante Fowler talks free agency, expectations for 2020

The Atlanta Falcons desperately needed to make a splash this offseason and after cutting two of last season’s starters to create cap space, the team signed defensive end Dante Fowler.

The Atlanta Falcons desperately needed to make a splash this offseason and after cutting two of last season’s starters to create cap space, the team signed defensive end Dante Fowler to a three-year, $48 million contract.

Fowler, the former No. 3 pick of the 2015 draft, is coming off of the best season of his career. He racked up 11.5 sacks and 58 tackles (40 solo) for the Los Angeles Rams in 2019.

At just 25 years old, Fowler is only entering his physical prime and could be the kind of impact player that Atlanta needs to get back to the playoffs in 2020. Falcons reporter Kelsey Conway caught up with Fowler to discuss the free agency process and his expectations for upcoming season.

Watch the full interview below, as shared by the team’s Twitter account:

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