Earnest Ray “Bubba” Bean didn’t have a long career with the Falcons. But if your Falcons fandom stretches back to the late 1970s, then you surely remember him. The Falcons took Bean 9th overall in the 1976 NFL draft, and unfortunately, he never really got his feet under him as a professional.
I can’t swear to the truth of this story, but the Falcons apparently had their heart set on drafting an offensive tackle in the 1976 draft. When their first option wasn’t available (Wisconsin’s Dennis Lick was selected 8th overall by the Bears), they scrambled and took Bean instead.