FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Thomas Dimitroff was spinning his wheels. Literally.
On NFL draft day in 2011, the Atlanta Falcons general manager had unfinished business with the Cleveland Browns regarding a talented college wide receiver named Julio Jones. So Dimitroff did what any wise NFL executive would do in a franchise-changing, high-pressure moment: He jumped on his bicycle.
Not just any bike. It was an S-Works specialized version.
"I was riding around the neighborhoods of Buckhead and I was actually climbing, and I remember getting a hold of [late Browns general manager] Tom Heckert, God rest his soul," Dimitroff recalled.