London is expected to fill the large hole left by the full-season suspension of Calvin Ridley and the departure of Russell Gage, now being in Tampa Bay with quarterback Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. | Wikimedia/Keith Allison
London is expected to fill the large hole left by the full-season suspension of Calvin Ridley and the departure of Russell Gage, now being in Tampa Bay with quarterback Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. | Wikimedia/Keith Allison
Atlanta Falcons' top draft-pick Drake London is already counting down the days until he can line up on the team's offense across from star tight end Kyle Pitts.
This comes as AtlantaFalcons.com reports coaches Terry Fontenot and Art Smith drafted the wide receiver, continuing their two-year streak of snagging a “big-bodied receiving weapon” for the team. Pitts joined the team last year with the No. 4 overall pick.
"Me and Kyle (Pitts) could be something special," London told the AtlantaFalcons.com on draft night.
London is expected to fill the large hole left by the full-season suspension of Calvin Ridley and the departure of Russell Gage, who is now in Tampa Bay with quarterback Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.
The rookie wide receiver fits the mold of a big receiver that can run after the catch, which Coach Smith has often talked about being in the market for this off-season.
London joins a group of receivers that includes Olamide Zaccheaus, Frank Darby and Auden Tate in an offense that also boasts such weapons as tight end Kyle Pitts and all-purpose running back Cordarrelle Patterson.
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