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Rookie WR Justin Hardy listens to any advice that he can get

Published Jun. 21, 2015 7:23 p.m. ET

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Rookie wide receiver Justin Hardy may have been drafted into a situation with quite a bit of competition, but he also landed in a spot with the Atlanta Falcons where he has plenty of talent around him to learn from. With guys like Julio Jones, Roddy White and Matt Ryan all on his side, he's doing everything he can to soak in as much information as possible, according to Andrew Hirsh of AtlantaFalcons.com.

"He’s asking questions about the playbook during down time. He’s letting Ryan coach him 'until he can’t coach me anymore.' He’s keeping his head down, absorbing all the information he can." Hirsh explained.

Ryan spoke specifically about Hardy, giving a rave review of the rookie.

"Justin Hardy has done a great job," Ryan said Tuesday. "He's really picked up things. And you can see him kind of every practice he goes out there, he gets a little more comfortable and he becomes a little more confident. His production for us this season is going to be important."

As for Hardy's mindset, well, he wants to make sure the other 31 teams who passed on him know what they're missing out on, which is the perfect mindset to have.

“My main thing is to be the best that I can be, as well as (make the other 31 teams) pay for missing out on me,” he said in May, adding he’s had a chip on his shoulder since he walked on at East Carolina. “Just trying to prove myself.”

Hardy's poised to make some noise as a rookie and at the rate that he's learning, he may be a guy who Ryan looks to quite a bit in 2015.

(h/t AtlantaFalcons.com)

Photo Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports

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