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Gradkowki starts at center, has bad snap early

Gino Gradkowski, who took the “majority” of the practice snaps with the starters, started at center for the Falcons against the Saints at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Georgia Dome.

Mike Person had another bad snap against the Panthers and lost the competition with Gradkowski for the starting spot.

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010316 ATLANTA: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan prepares to play the Saints in a football game on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in

Gradkowski had a bad snap on the Falcons’ second possession on a pistol snap. A 4-yard loss was credited to quarterback Matt Ryan after the errant snap on first down-and-10 from the 28.