Falcons’ Drake London struggles on second day of training camp

London stayed on the field adjacent to the Falcons’ facility to put in extra work with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. while the rest of the group resumed its usual drills. He, along with running back Bijan Robinson and fellow wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud III, repeated every single route he dropped in practice.

And London’s performance was near perfect.

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

“Drake’s one of the more competitive people I’ve been around,” Matthews said. “He’s going to be the last one to take credit, too, which I’ve always really admired about him.”

London had a tough practice Saturday with two fumbles — both where defensive backs stripped him of the football — at least one dropped pass and multiple other incompletions.

But that’s the nature of the NFL. Almost every player will have at least one lousy performance, especially early in training camp when teams are still rekindling their chemistry.

And for London, his desire for excellence is why one bad day will not spiral into a rough week.

“He’s just a stud — a guy that on Sunday you can count on to go out there and make plays,” Matthews said. “It’s the NFL. It’s tough. No one can be perfect. But when you’ve got that mindset and things do inevitably go wrong, to have that type of passion to get it fixed speaks to his character.”