Atlanta Falcons FS Ricardo Allen subjected to ¡°random¡± urine test after victory over Carolina Panthers Atlanta Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen is the best case scenario general managers Stitched Desmond Trufant Jersey , head coaches, and owners dream of right before the NFL draft each year. If you haven¡¯t read ¡°The Eight-Minute Lunch,¡± drop what you¡¯re doing and go read it right now. Rico lost his job on a reality TV show four years ago. That was after scouts overlooked him during his prep career and after pro scouts decided he¡¯d be too small to succeed as a professional. A few weeks ago he signed a 3 year, $19.5 million extension. To call him resilient is an enormous understatement. We¡¯re lucky to have Allen as the leader of the defense as Keanu Neal and Deion Jones look on from the sideline. He had a pretty good game yesterday Youth Desmond Trufant Jersey , capped off by a Cam Newton interception that sealed a Falcons victory. Then he got to work this morning and saw a friendly letter taped to his locker. We know these ¡°random tests¡± aren¡¯t so random. The talented Jeanna Thomas has actually covered this topic extensively. Give this article or this article a read, if you¡¯d like a primer. Rico¡¯s outstanding performance yesterday, including a demoralizing Newton interception late in the game, gave the league a reason Stitched Mohamed Sanu Jersey , at least from their perspective, to test him. Given that Rico has never failed a drug test, I have no doubt he will come up clean this time as well. It¡¯s just interesting when the NFL decides to target certain players, particularly guys with high character and an impeccable reputation. The Falcons haven¡¯t had Julio Jones at their offseason workouts Youth Mohamed Sanu Jersey , but they feel pretty sure what they¡¯ll get once he does report to work after watching him go for the last eight seasons.Calvin Ridley doesn¡¯t have the same track record in Atlanta, so there¡¯s less certainty about what the wideout will do in his second NFL season. The signs this spring have been positive, however.Head coach Dan Quinn said Ridley is ¡°always down to fight to get better¡± after catching 64 passes for 821 yards and 10 touchdowns as a rookie. Wide receivers coach Raheem Morris said that desire to get better sometimes forces the team to slow Ridley down, but moving quickly seems to come naturally.¡°I thought I played fast last year Stitched De¡¯Vondre Campbell Jersey , but I am definitely playing faster,¡± Ridley said, via the . ¡°I understand exactly what the coaches want and what [quarterback] Matt [Ryan] wants. So, I feel a lot better.¡±An improved Ridley across from Jones almost certainly qualifies as something that Ryan (and the rest of the team) wants for the 2019 season.