Sadly, former Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Ed Jasper passed away over the weekend, NBC Sports reports. Jasper played nine seasons in the NFL, with six of them being spent with the Falcons from 1999-2004.
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A sixth-round draft pick by the Eagles in 1997, Jasper played two years in Philadelphia before joining the Falcons, who were coming off of a Super Bowl run. It would prove to be a terrific landing spot for him, as he’d spend six of his seven remaining seasons in the NFL with Atlanta, starting 58 games over that span and reliably providing quality play for some of the strongest defenses the Falcons have had in the last 20 years.