BUFORD, Ga. — Joe Vellano and his wife, Brittany, had just returned home after a day that didn’t go exactly as planned. But if Vellano’s four years in the NFL have taught the couple anything, it’s the importance of being nimble.
The Falcons broke training camp on Monday. After two-and-a-half weeks staying in dorms at the team’s practice facility, the players could retreat to their own beds. Their families were invited to the morning practice, and afterward there were no meetings, just a big picnic.
Brittany had been watching practice from a tent along the edge of the field.