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Atlanta Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant thrilled to be back on the field
Team's top pass defender missed Super Bowl run in 2016
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Atlanta Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant celebrates an interception during a 2016 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. - photo by John Bazemore
There was nothing Desmond Trufant could do. As the Atlanta Falcons squandered a lead of historic proportions in the Super Bowl, their best pass defender was stuck on the sideline, merely a spectator. “Obviously, it wasn’t easy to watch,” Trufant said after practice Thursday.
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