This is the weekend where the NFL regular season really begins to come into focus. With the Falcons playing on Thursday night, we’re getting a head start on everyone else. Today we’re getting a little bit of a surprise, courtesy of Vaughn McClure:
Falcons release for Eagles game has Justin Hardy listed as the kickoff and punt returner.
— vaughn mcclure (@vxmcclure23) September 1, 2018
To be fair, Justin Hardy had been one of the front runners for punt returner throughout the preseason. The surprise here is seeing him listed as the kickoff returner as well.