FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Jonnu Smith walked into his first meeting with the Atlanta Falcons earlier this spring, looked around the tight end position room and had a moment of realization. Smith is entering his seventh season and is still only 27 years old.
What he figured out momentarily startled him: Other than Parker Hesse, who is three months older than him and far less experienced in the NFL, Smith was the oldest player there.
“That’s a really young room,” Smith said.
The tight end room mirrors much of Atlanta’s offense.