Atlanta Falcons - Claude Humphrey

Atlanta Falcons - Claude Humphrey

The Atlanta Falcons have been home to some great NFL athletes including Jessie Tuggle, Michael Vick, Steve Barkowski, Deion Sanders and modern names including Julio Jones and Matt Ryan. However, many were not able to stand the test of time like Hall of Fame, defensive end Claude Humphrey. A monster off the edge, Humphrey forced offensive coordinators and o-linemen to adjust their gameplan to contain him. However, not even a perfect gameplan could keep Claude from reaching the quarterback in meer seconds.

After finishing his collegiate stint at Tennessee State University, Humphrey was selected third overall in the 1968 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons where he would play nine seasons out of his fourteen-year NFL career before heading to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1979. All six of his Pro Bowl nominations came as a member of the Falcons and he is credited for an official total of 122 sacks. Humphrey played during an era where sacks were not recorded, but by the time he was finished playing, the statisticians had to with his insane career performances.

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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