Jessie Tuggle played from 1987 to 2000 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. This is the Atlanta Falcons' day. “So I want to sit back and, from a distance — for me personally — I want to let him do his own thing.”The old picture made Tuggle smile, remembering back to his own Super Bowl season with the Falcons in 1998. It took until the 12th year of Tuggle’s career to reach this stage, and he wants his son to cherish how special it is to be here just two seasons into his career. I don’t have any choice but to look at it as a positive.”Jarrett, the youngest of Tuggle’s three children, showed aptitude for football early, even though he was always too big to play with kids his own age. Nagging knee injuries have slowed him down, and he knew going to Houston would mean plenty of walking. Jessie Tuggle. But we get another shot at it, a second time,” Jarrett said.“It’s all about leverage. I've always gone my own way,” Jarrett told USA TODAY Sports.Despite being relatively light for his position, Jarrett routinely handles double-team blocks and racked up 48 tackles and three sacks from his interior post this season. He also was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.“Everyone in the NFL has a story,’’ Tuggle said. 58 Atlanta Falcons jersey while doing the “Dirty Bird” dance with his elementary school teammates.“I remember the Super Bowl in 1998. The lower man wins,” Jarrett said. College: Clemson (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 32 (3392nd overall since 1960) High School: Rockdale County Draft: Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. Jarrett, now a 23-year-old starting defensive tackle for Atlanta, is currently preparing to play in the game for the first time.But just as Jarrett wasn’t in Florida when Tuggle’s team lost to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII, Tuggle will be home in Alpharetta, Ga., on Sunday, watching the game on a 130-inch big screen. Tuggle’s No. Jessie Tuggle tackled people. It’s definitely an exciting time for the people of Atlanta.”It featured Tuggle’s then-5-year-old boy, Grady Jarrett, wearing a kid-sized version of his No. Tuggle accounted for 36 points in his professional career. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He graduated from Valdosta State College in Valdosta, Georgia.

“I was the MVP on my high school team my senior year, but none of the D1 teams thought I could play at their level. 88 was retired at Valdosta State, and the athletic workout facility is called the Jessie Tuggle Strength and Fitness complex. Jarrett purchased all of his 15 allotted tickets for family members on his mother’s side and is looking forward to their arrival Friday.Being drafted by the team for which your father once starred could mean weighty expectations, but Jarrett said he doesn’t feel it.He was raised in Conyers, Ga., by his mother, Elisha, and her husband, Grady Jarrett Sr., whom Jarrett calls “dad.” But Tuggle was always part of his life, too, as were his other children, Justin (a former Houston Texans linebacker) and Jessica, who played tennis in college.HOUSTON — Jessie Tuggle recently received a copy of an 18-year-old photograph from his son that he’d never seen before.“I'm fortunate enough to be on this team that can go and try to finish it off. Jessie Tuggle went to five NFL Pro Bowls, but when the linebacker was leaving Griffin High School only two colleges offered him scholarships. He appeared in the Pro Bowl five times, and played in Super Bowl XXXIII.His nickname is "The Hammer," because of the impact of his tackles. FOX Sports Insider Newsletter Inside access. This is his day. The world is watching. Twitter: @GradyJarrett. Nothing would make Tuggle more proud, both as a Falcons alum and a father.“I never felt any kind of pressure to live up to any legacy or anything like that. HOUSTON — Jessie Tuggle recently received a copy of an 18-year-old photograph from his son that he’d never seen before. Two. One was West Georgia, about 60 miles away, and the other was Valdosta State, some 198 miles from his home. Right at your fingertips. It's not my day, it's his day,” Tuggle told USA TODAY Sports in a phone interview. “I wouldn't say I have to make up for anything, it's just what I do differently, as far as using power and quickness.

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