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Desmond Ridder Drafted 74th Overall by the Atlanta Falcons
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Falcons select Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder in third round of 2022
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New Falcons QB Desmond Ridder Flexes Confidence As He Trades Words
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Falcons QB Desmond Ridder vows to make NFL pay after fall to third
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Atlanta Falcons draft Desmond Ridder with the 74th pick
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Falcons select Desmond Ridder in Third Round of 2022 NFL Draft
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Desmond Ridder - Wikipedia
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Desmond Ridder's making the right first impression for Falcons
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2022 NFL Draft Reaction: Falcons Drafting QB Desmond Ridder
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Desmond Ridder, UC Bearcats QB, drafted in third round by Falcons
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Desmond Ridder to the Falcons makes a ton of sense – Harry Douglas
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NFL Draft 2022: Falcons take Desmond Ridder, Titans select Malik
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Falcons Draft QB Cincinnati Desmond Ridder with third-round pick
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Desmond Ridder should start for the Atlanta Falcons the rest of