Full recap of Free Agency Day 1: Falcons strike gold, then go value shopping

FLOWERY BRANCH – It was a busy opening day to free agency for the Atlanta Falcons, who hit a home run with the signing of center Alex Mack.

Then, true to their recent form, the Falcons went value shopping to land defensive end Derrick Shelby, re-sign defensive end Adrian Clayborn and backup quarterback Matt Schaub.

(ASIDE FROM THE PRO DAY CIRCUIT: While free agency was going down, linebacker’s coach Jeff Ulbrich was over in Tuscaloosa checking out former Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland.)

Falcons coach Dan Quinn was thrilled about the Mack signing.