Most fans would instantly guess Deion Sanders for most kickoff or punt return yards for the Atlanta Falcons, but Sanders is only fifth all time for Falcons punt return yards and third all time for Falcons kickoff return yards. Other popular guesses would be Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, Devin Hester, Tim Dwight, or Eric Weems, but they would all be wrong as well.
Allen Rossum, the Falcons’ return specialist from 2002 to 2006, is the Atlanta Falcons franchise leader in both kickoff return yards and punt return yards. He has 1,732 punt return yards and 5,489 kickoff return yards for the Falcons.