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Former Tulane quarterback Tanner Lee receives advice from Falcons' Deion Jones on Combine experience

INDIANAPOLIS -- Players attending the annual NFL Scouting Combine sometimes rely on advice from others who have gone through the predraft process.

For Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee, who played two seasons at Tulane before transferring after the 2015 season, his support system came from a fellow native of New Orleans in Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones.

"We were close in high school," Lee said with a smile. "He gave me advice on where to train, the best way to hire an agent. Going through this whole process, he's been a great guy for me to lean because he really is an unbelievable guy.