Even with him playing alongside Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley always has a mentality of being the No. 1 wide receiver.
He possessed it at Monarch High School (Coconut Creek, Fla.) as a five-star recruit, and it traveled with him to the University of Alabama in the 2015 signing class. As he enters his third season in the National Football League with the Atlanta Falcons, Ridley has one message for everyone: he is hungry to prove that he’s easily a 1,000-yard target at the professional level.
In an interview with Vaughn McClure of ESPN, Ridley said the game has slowed down for him in the NFL.