FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- It didn't take former Atlanta receiver Calvin Ridley very long to make a big play in returning to his former home.

It didn't take Falcons fans long to show they remember Ridley.

Ridley opened Tuesday's joint practice between Tennessee and Atlanta by catching a long pass from Titans rookie Cam Ward for a touchdown, bringing instant cheers from fans who usually saved those responses for the home team.

Ridley raised the ball in an apparent recognition of the fans' response.

"It was all right," Ridley said of his return to the Falcons' practice facility near Atlanta. "Old memories. Old faces."

Ridley was a first-round draft pick by Atlanta from Alabama in 2018 and teamed with Julio Jones to give the Falcons one of their most productive tandems at wide receiver in te

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