By WRBL Staff
The Associated Press
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Thomas Brown fits everything the Atlanta Falcons say they want in a football player.The Associated Press
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Stumble It!He's smart. He plays and practices hard. He's versatile, and the injury bug doesn't affect him.
The Falcons drafted Brown, a former starter at Georgia, in the sixth round of the NFL draft today.
Brown said, "It's been a dream of mine, especially coming from Georgia and being born in the city of Atlanta."
He was one of four Bulldogs selected on the second day of the draft, though none went higher than Georgia Tech linebacker Phillip Wheeler, a third-round pick of Indianapolis, and Yellow Jackets running back Tashard Choice, who landed with Dallas in the fourth round.
Wheeler is now a teammate of Georgia defensive end Marcus Howard, whom the Colts chose in the fifth round.
Tech punter Durant Brooks went to Washington in the sixth round, and the Bulldogs had two players taken in the seventh, guard
Chester Adams (Chicago) and kicker Brandon Coutu (Seattle).
Brown learned that the Falcons were selecting him when he took a phone call from first-year coach Mike Smith.