Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper went back to work last Friday as he met quarterback Matt Ryan at the team facility and went through an hour-plus throwing session.
Hooper, a California native, easily could have been on a beach somewhere.
"I came back to Atlanta this early in the offseason from California to put in the work instead of just being on vacations,” Hooper told ESPN. “It was just me and Matt. He's starting to throw again, so I want to make sure I'm there as much as possible. Every time he wants to throw, I'm trying to make sure that I'm there.