Falcons rookie Douglas has breakout game
Atlanta Falcons11/24/2008 9:12 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Falcons rookie receiver and punt returner Harry Douglas came out of his skin Sunday afternoon against Carolina. He scored the first touchdown of his career on a 7-yard reverse, gave the ball to his mother, and scored another one on a 61-yard punt return, to give to his father. Stephanie and Harry Douglas III of Jonesboro walked down five steps in the stands behind the Falcons bench to get their matching souvenirs. In between collecting balls, Douglas turned a third-and-11, get-a-first-down catch into a 69-yard dagger that got the Falcons to the Carolina 6-yard line. That set up the fourth-and-goal touchdown by Michael Turner for a 10-point lead that defined the Falcons’ 45-28 win. Read more