Atlanta Falcons defensive end Dante Fowler strip-sacks Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady Sept. 19. | Facebook/Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons defensive end Dante Fowler strip-sacks Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady Sept. 19. | Facebook/Atlanta Falcons
Dante Fowler is feeling rejuvenated this season in more forms than one: According to him, his number change from 56 to 6 takes him back to his childhood years, the Atlanta Falcons reported.
"I was No. 6 since I was 10 years old," Fowler said in the Falcons news story. "In little league, in high school, at the University of Florida. When I got to the NFL, I had to wear 56 but now they changed the rule."
Fowler, an offensive lineman, hurt his ankle last season but is back on the field. His performance this season could be in part due to defensive coordinator Dean Pees, who is in his first year at the job, the release said.
"I love Dean's defense," Fowler said. "You're not just standing in one place he's moving us around. He's put a lot of players in a position to make great plays, it's up to us to make them. It's my favorite defense since Wade Phillips in L.A. when we went to the Super Bowl. We did a lot of good things and I had a really great season. I love this defense."
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