FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- It used to be all about the red gelatin. These days, red candy will suffice.
Atlanta Falcons veteran linebacker Sean Weatherspoon altered his expectations of rookies over the last few years. In 2013, when Weatherspoon was in his fourth season, he would summon undrafted rookie linebacker Paul Worrilow and order him to bring fruit punch-flavored gelatin from the cafeteria to the meeting room.
After a one-year detour to the Arizona Cardinals, Weatherspoon's taste buds have obviously changed. Just last week, Weatherspoon's old buddy Worrilow ordered rookie linebackers Deion Jones and De'Vondre Campbell -- the team's second- and fourth-round draft picks -- to make a snack run that included strawberry Twizzlers and SweeTarts for Weatherspoon, pistachios for Philip Wheeler and Monster ultra blue energy drink for Worrilow.